LOADING, UNLOADING AND RELOADING ON SQUARE FOOTING WITH GEOGRID AS A REINFORCEMENT

Shweta N Vantamuri, P.G.Rakaraddi

Abstract: Superstructure transmits its loads to the foundation, and then to ground. Loading, unloading and reloading is happens in petroleum tanks and ship repair tracks. This paper presents laboratory tests were carried out on square footing having dimensions of 0.1 X 0.1m for different densities of 16.10kN/m3 , 16.89kN/m3 , 17.29kN/m3 .Coated yarn geogrid is used as reinforcing material. In the present. Paper investigations were carried on by varying number of reinforcement layers such as N = 0, 1 2, 3.Drawn conclusion is as density of foundation bed increases, settlement of the footing decreases and as number of layers of reinforcement increases, settlement of the footing reduces

Keywords: Geogrid, square footing, LVDT, loading, unloading, reloading

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0407045