Research Article

ALTERNATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE FACING MEMBERS FOR REINFORCED SOILS

Volume: 28 Number: 3 December 27, 2023
TR EN

ALTERNATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE FACING MEMBERS FOR REINFORCED SOILS

Abstract

Steel reinforced concrete facing members, which are used to fix geosynthetic reinforcements working against tensile forces inside soils and to resist active lateral earth pressures, have certain disadvantages, such as massiveness and corrosion. In addition, the aforementioned conventional panels are not economical since they frequently require maintenance and repair in terms of long term stability. In this study, the utility of alternative composite panels is evaluated with the various arrangement and type of fiber reinforcements and a typical foam concrete. Panel tests and three point bending tests are realized to determine the experimental behavior of steel, carbon fiber (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced (GFRP) specimens, as well as unreinforced examples. Although CFRP wrapped specimens cannot reach expected levels, samples with GFRP present favorable performance as well as being cheaper. Specimens with mat GFRP enhance both strength and deformation capacities according to the results of axial and lateral deformations under diagonal loading condition. In addition, chopped GFRP applied foam concrete specimens have more strength in terms of bending test results, but CFRP reinforcements increase their displacement capacity.

Keywords

Supporting Institution

Eskisehir Research Development Zone

Project Number

ID: 62177

Thanks

This study was financially supported through a collaborative project between university and industry within the Eskisehir Research Development Zone (ID: 62177).

References

  1. 1. Ahmad, A. and Singh, Y. (2021) In-plane behaviour of expanded polystyrene core reinforced concrete sandwich panels, Construction and Building Materials, 269, 121804. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121804
  2. 2. Ahmadi, H. and Bezuijen, A. (2018) Full-scale mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls under strip footing load, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 46(3), 297-311. doi:10.1016/j.geotexmem.2017.12.002
  3. 3. ASTM C293/C293M (2016). Standard test method for flexural strength of concrete (Using simple beam with center-point loading), American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, United States.
  4. 4. ASTM E519/E519M (2021). Standard test method for diagonal tension (shear) in masonry assemblages, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, United States.
  5. 5. Banthia, N., Bindiganavile, V., Jones, J. and Novak, J. (2012) Fiber-reinforced concrete in precast concrete applications: Research leads to innovative products, PCI Journal, 57(3), 33-46. doi:10.15554/pcij.06012012.33.46
  6. 6. Benayoune, A., Samad, A. A. A., Abang Ali, A. A. and Trikha, D. N. (2007) Response of pre-cast reinforced composite sandwich panels to axial loading, Construction and Building Materials, 21, 677- 685. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2005.12.011
  7. 7. Bui, T. T., Bost, M., Limam, A., Rajot, J. P. and Robit, P. (2020) Modular precast concrete facing for soil-nailed retaining walls: laboratory study and in situ validation, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 5(1), 1-14. doi:10.1007/s41062-019-0250-z
  8. 8. Corradi, M., Tedeschi, C., Binda, L. and Borri, A. (2008) Experimental evaluation of shear and compression strength of masonry wall before and after reinforcement: Deep repointing, Construction and Building Materials, 22, 463-472. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.11.021

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Civil Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 2, 2023

Publication Date

December 27, 2023

Submission Date

April 24, 2023

Acceptance Date

November 13, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 28 Number: 3

APA
Evirgen, B., Tunaboyu, O., Büyük, B., & Çil, G. T. (2023). ALTERNATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE FACING MEMBERS FOR REINFORCED SOILS. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, 28(3), 775-790. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.1286985
AMA
1.Evirgen B, Tunaboyu O, Büyük B, Çil GT. ALTERNATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE FACING MEMBERS FOR REINFORCED SOILS. UUJFE. 2023;28(3):775-790. doi:10.17482/uumfd.1286985
Chicago
Evirgen, Burak, Onur Tunaboyu, Barış Büyük, and Gizem Tuğçe Çil. 2023. “ALTERNATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE FACING MEMBERS FOR REINFORCED SOILS”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 28 (3): 775-90. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.1286985.
EndNote
Evirgen B, Tunaboyu O, Büyük B, Çil GT (December 1, 2023) ALTERNATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE FACING MEMBERS FOR REINFORCED SOILS. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 28 3 775–790.
IEEE
[1]B. Evirgen, O. Tunaboyu, B. Büyük, and G. T. Çil, “ALTERNATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE FACING MEMBERS FOR REINFORCED SOILS”, UUJFE, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 775–790, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.17482/uumfd.1286985.
ISNAD
Evirgen, Burak - Tunaboyu, Onur - Büyük, Barış - Çil, Gizem Tuğçe. “ALTERNATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE FACING MEMBERS FOR REINFORCED SOILS”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 28/3 (December 1, 2023): 775-790. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.1286985.
JAMA
1.Evirgen B, Tunaboyu O, Büyük B, Çil GT. ALTERNATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE FACING MEMBERS FOR REINFORCED SOILS. UUJFE. 2023;28:775–790.
MLA
Evirgen, Burak, et al. “ALTERNATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE FACING MEMBERS FOR REINFORCED SOILS”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 28, no. 3, Dec. 2023, pp. 775-90, doi:10.17482/uumfd.1286985.
Vancouver
1.Burak Evirgen, Onur Tunaboyu, Barış Büyük, Gizem Tuğçe Çil. ALTERNATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE FACING MEMBERS FOR REINFORCED SOILS. UUJFE. 2023 Dec. 1;28(3):775-90. doi:10.17482/uumfd.1286985

Announcements:

30.03.2021-Beginning with our April 2021 (26/1) issue, in accordance with the new criteria of TR-Dizin, the Declaration of Conflict of Interest and the Declaration of Author Contribution forms fulfilled and signed by all authors are required as well as the Copyright form during the initial submission of the manuscript. Furthermore two new sections, i.e. ‘Conflict of Interest’ and ‘Author Contribution’, should be added to the manuscript. Links of those forms that should be submitted with the initial manuscript can be found in our 'Author Guidelines' and 'Submission Procedure' pages. The manuscript template is also updated. For articles reviewed and accepted for publication in our 2021 and ongoing issues and for articles currently under review process, those forms should also be fulfilled, signed and uploaded to the system by authors.