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    Large scale tests for geogrid reinforced unpaved roads
    (Korean Geosynthetics Society, 2018) Demir, Ahmet; Sarici, Talha; Ok, Bahadır; Demir, Birol; Komut, Muhammet; Comez, Senol; Mert, Aykan
    This paper intends to present and discuss the performance of geogrid reinforced and unreinforced granular fill layer in unpaved road systems using large scale cyclic plate load tests. A large scale cyclic plate load test facility was developed to study the permanent deformation (rutting) characteristics. Cyclic loads at a constant frequency were applied on geogrid reinforced and unreinforced laboratory unpaved road sections through a rigid circular plate. An unpaved road structure consisting of granular road material over a soft clay soil subgrade was made. To prepare reinforced sections, geogrid was placed within the granular road material at the desired location. Also, geotextile was placed at the interface between road material and soft clay soil subgrade for separation. The model of unpaved road structure was constructed in a steel tank. A total of 5 large scale laboratory tests were conducted to evaluate the effects of geogrid reinforcement. The test results indicated that considerable improvement in bearing capacity was observed when geogrid was placed within the granular road material at all levels of deformations. Permanent deformation (rutting), plastic surface deformation and vertical stress development under cyclic loading was greatly reduced with the inclusion of geogrid. The optimum placement position of geogrid was found at a depth of one-third of the plate diameter below the surface. Copyright © 11th Inter. Conf. on Geos. 2018, ICG 2018. All rights reserved.
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    THE RESILIENT MODULUS OF HYBRID CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES REINFORCED BY A GEOGRID
    (Univ Maribor, 2022) Sarici, Talha; Ok, Bahadir; Mert, Aykan; Comez, Senol
    The use of construction and demolition wastes (C&D) in engineering applications is an important development for better sustainability. The main objective of this study, therefore, was to increase the use of C&D by improving their engineering behaviour. For this purpose, two methods were employed in this study: first, adding the virgin aggregates (VA) to the C&D, called hybrid C&D (C&D-VA), and second, reinforcing the C&D with a geogrid material. Test samples were prepared in six groups.The first three test groups were prepared with C&D, VA and C&D-VA. The other three test groups were formed with geogrid-reinforced C&D, VA and C&D-VA. Firstly, for the strength characteristics of the samples, the unconfined compressive strength and the California bearing ratio values were obtained with large-scale experiments. Subsequently, for the resilient behaviour of the samples, the resilient modulus values were determined using a large-scale triaxial test device. Consequently, some significant improvements were achieved via the methods employed in this study. In addition, it was observed that the best reinforcement effect for the C&D occurred when the geogrid was used and the VA was added to the C&D.