Experimental study of the influence of sand base reinforcement on the development of deformations under static and cyclic loading

Abstract

The results of plate tests conducted in the laboratory of “soil Mechanics” of TSTU are presented. The cases of application of static and cyclic loads on reinforced and unreinforced sand base are considered. In these tests, the density of the sand base, the depth of the reinforcement element, and the initial load stage from which cycling was performed were changed. Three series of experiments were performed in a tank with rigid side walls. As the base, a fine, low-moisture, homogeneous sand was used. In the first series of experiments a stepwise increasing load was transferred to the plate at different densities. In the second series, a cyclic load was transferred to the base, with a value equal to half of the previously found ultimate load. In the third series of experiments, a reinforcing element was placed in the base at various distances from the sole of the foundation model and the load was applied both stepwise increasing static and cyclic. It is shown that the settlement during introduction of cyclic loading is from 20 to 50% of the total value. Reinforcement of the base allows you to reduce the settlement of cycling load. At the same time, there is a significant increase in the bearing capacity of the foundation and a decrease in the values of total deformations.