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Bridge abutments from geogrid reinforced soil

Keywords: Geogrid, Geosynthetic, Bridge Abutment, GRS Design, Bridge Foundations Abstract This study investigated the performance of geogrid reinforced bridge abutments for their use in New Zealand. Over the past couple of decades geosynthetics, and geogrids in particular, were employed to create a reinforced soil block…

Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Module 5a – Specification for Ground Improvement

This document has been produced in response to the Canterbury earthquake sequence that started on 4 September 2010 with the Darfield earthquake. The intention of this document is to provide guidance on what should be included in a technical specification when designing and constructing ground improvement (for liquefaction mitigation purposes)…