Submitted by Marianna de Miranda null (mariannademiranda@hotmail.com) on 2018-07-24T23:30:14Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Mestrado Marianna Miranda.pdf: 3138555 bytes, checksum: 1d7818abac44e97748cf39a30d5f7514 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Lucilene Cordeiro da Silva Messias null (lubiblio@bauru.unesp.br) on 2018-07-25T12:14:48Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 miranda_m_me_bauru.pdf: 3138555 bytes, checksum: 1d7818abac44e97748cf39a30d5f7514 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-25T12:14:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 miranda_m_me_bauru.pdf: 3138555 bytes, checksum: 1d7818abac44e97748cf39a30d5f7514 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-06-08 / Outra / As geomembranas de polietileno de alta densidade (PEAD) têm grande aplicação em obras que necessitam de estanqueidade, nas quais predominam processos difusivos de fluxo de líquidos ou gases. Face a essa importância e considerando o pouco estudo destinado a esse processo na literatura, este trabalho objetivou a avaliar o processo difusivo em geomembranas de PEAD, utilizando um equipamento previamente projetado, conforme estudos anteriores sobre o assunto. Dessa forma, foi possível avaliar o processo difusivo a que se submetem geomembranas de PEAD de 1mm de espessura quando em contato com chorume, gasolina e óleo diesel, simulando o processo em obras reais. Na avaliação do processo difusivo, buscou-se a determinação da concentração de íons cloreto, sulfato, nitrito, concentração de DBO (demanda bioquímica de oxigênio) na contaminação pelo chorume, além da determinação da concentração dos compostos BTX (benzeno, tolueno e xileno) na contaminação por combustíveis. Para tanto, foram utilizados o método de Mohr, ensaios de espectrofotometria e espectrometria de emissão atômica por plasma acoplado indutivamente, o método respirométrico para avaliação da DBO e a cromatografia gasosa para determinação de BTX nas amostras de água destilada/deionizada (livres de qualquer substância) retiradas do ensaio. Os equipamentos utilizados no ensaio de difusão, bem como as técnicas de medição, foram capazes de avaliar o processo de difusão pela geomembrana de PEAD. Os principais resultados mostram que não houve contaminação por íons cloreto, sulfato e nitrito, uma vez que as respectivas concentrações encontradas estavam abaixo da taxa máxima permitida por lei (Resolução N°357 do Conama). Porém os resultados para concentração de DBO e compostos BTX demonstraram que a água das amostras, anteriormente livre de qualquer composto, apresentou taxas de DBO e BTX superiores às permitidas pelas Resoluções 357 e 396 do CONAMA (Conselho Nacional do Meio Ambiente), ou seja, estava contaminada e imprópria para consumo humano. / High density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembranes have great application in works that require waterproofing, in which diffusive processes of liquid and/or gas flow predominate. Considering this importance and considering the little study destined to this process in the literature, this work aimed at evaluating the diffusive process in HDPE geomembranes by using equipment previously designed in previous studies on the subject. This way, it has been possible to evaluate the diffusive process to which 1mm-HDPE geomembranes are exposed when in contact with slurry, gasoline, and diesel oil, simulating the process in real works. In the evaluation of the diffusive process, the concentration of chloride, sulphate, nitrite, BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) concentration in the slurry, and the concentration of BTX compounds (benzene, toluene, and xylene) in fuel contamination have been determined. For this purpose, the Mohr method, spectrophotometry and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, the Respirometric method for BOD evaluation, and Gas Chromatography have been used to determine BTX in the samples of distilled/deionized water (free of any substance) removed from the test. The equipment used in the diffusion test, as well as the measurement techniques, have been able to evaluate the process of diffusion by the HDPE geomembrane. The main results show that there has been no contamination by chloride, sulphate, and nitrite ions, since the respective concentrations found were below the maximum allowed by law (Conama Resolution No. 357). However, the results for BOD concentration and BTX compounds have shown that the water of the samples, previously free of any compound, presented BOD and BTX rates higher than those allowed by Resolutions 375 and 396 of CONAMA (National Council for the Environment), had been contaminated and was unfit for human consumption.

Este trabalho apresenta resultados de ensaios de arrancamento de geogrelha, obtidos com a utilização de equipamento de dimensões reduzidas. A força de arrancamento foi aplicada por uma máquina universal com capacidade máxima de 30kN, dotada de instrumentação que permitiu registrar a força de arrancamento e o deslocamento da geogrelha em relação ao solo envolvente. Além disto, o ensaio foi instrumentado com uma célula de tensão total instalada no nível da inclusão. A grande vantagem deste equipamento é o pequeno volume de solo utilizado, resultando em um ensaio mais rápido e econômico, proporcionando um controle maior do teor de umidade e do grau de compactação do solo. Considerando que uma grande parte do estado de São Paulo é coberto por solos de granulometria fina, esse equipamento passa a ser uma excelente alternativa para obtenção dos parâmetros de ensaios de arrancamento necessários ao desenvolvimento de projetos em solo reforçado. Para averiguar a possibilidade de uso do ensaio de pequeno porte, nestas condições, para substituir uso das caixas de grandes dimensões foram inicialmente realizadas comparações, através do coeficiente de interação, entre os resultados obtidos através desses dois tipos de ensaios. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que, para as condições de ensaio empregadas utilizando solos com 100% passando na peneira de abertura 2mm e geogrelhas de abertura de malha aproximadamente de 20mm, a resposta do equipamento, se comparada à de ensaios de grandes dimensões, foi excelente. Isto permitiu que se procedesse a uma ampla análise paramétrica, de cunho experimental, em que se variou a velocidade de ensaio, a tensão confinante, as dimensões das amostras de geogrelha, o tipo de solo e a geogrelha, com o intuído de cobrir diferentes situações possíveis de se encontrar nos projetos de engenharia. O trabalho apresenta os principais resultados desta análise / This work presents results of geogrid pullout tests conducted using small scale equipment. The pullout load was applied using a universal load frame, with a maximum capacity of 30kN, capable of recording the pullout load and front displacement. In addition, the test was instrumented with an earth pressure cell installed at the level of the geogrid inclusion. The primary advantage of this equipment is the small volume of soil used in test preparation, resulting in reduced testing time, greater control of the water content and degree of compaction, and significant reduction in overall testing costs. Furthermore, a significant area of the state of Sao Paulo in Brazil is covered by fine grained soils which could be tested according to its pullout behavior using the proposed equipment. To investigate the feasibility of the small scale test facility, comparisons were made between the coefficient of interaction obtained from tests of small and large dimensions. The results show that for the tested materials there were no differences between pull out parameters from both equipment. Additionally it was investigated the effects of testing speed, confining pressure, sample dimensions, and soil and geogrid materials. Results of these tests are presented and discussed

O conhecimento dos mecanismos de interação entre o solo e os geossintéticos é fundamental para o dimensionamento de obras em solo reforçado. Entretanto, em função das diferentes formas geométricas das superfícies das inclusões, a interação pode ocorrer de maneiras distintas. Para as geogrelhas, o arrancamento representa o mecanismo de interação que, em alguns casos, melhor retrata as situações que ocorrem no campo. Esta tese apresenta uma análise dos principais fatores que influenciam na interação entre o solo e as geogrelhas quando solicitadas ao arrancamento, utilizando equipamentos de teste de portes grande e pequeno, bem como um equipamento que testa isoladamente os elementos longitudinais e transversais das geogrelhas. Apresenta-se ainda dois modelos numéricos que permitem avaliar o comportamento de geogrelhas de comprimento qualquer a partir de resultados de ensaios de arrancamento de pequeno porte ou dos ensaios nos elementos isolados da geogrelha. Os resultados dos ensaios realizados são comparados entre si, sugerindo a viabilidade de se utilizar equipamentos de pequenas dimensões para executar ensaios de arrancamento em geogrelhas em meio a solos finos, em detrimento dos testes de grande porte que demandam uma grande quantidade de solo e de mão-de-obra para serem executados. Por fim, apresenta-se um método que, utilizando os resultados obtidos dos testes de pequeno porte, pode ser usado para determinar os esforços de tração nas inclusões de estruturas em solo reforçado, considerando aspectos como a interação solo–reforço e a rigidez à tração das inclusões / The knowledge of interaction mechanisms between soil and geosynthetics is fundamental for designing reinforced-soil structures. However, due the variety of surface geometry found in commercially available geosynthetics, the interaction between soil and inclusions can occur on different ways. For the geodrids, the pullout interaction mechanisms is the one that, in some cases, best represents the field situations. This thesis presents an analysis of the main factors influencing the soil-geogrid interaction during pullout phenomena, using large and small-scale test boxes, as well as an device that tests longitudinal and transversal geodrid elements isolated. Two numerical models for evaluating the pullout behavior of large geogrid samples using small-scale and on element tests are also presented. The results of different tests are compared, showing the viability of using small-scale tests for testing geogrids embedded in fine soils instead of large-scale tests, that demand large quantities of soil and labor to be done. On the penultimate chapter, a method for evaluating the maximum tensile effort of reinforced slopes and walls is presented. This method uses the results obtained from small-scale pullout tests and considers some important aspects as soil-geogrid interaction and reinforcement rigidity

Este trabalho apresenta um estudo sobre deformações de geotêxteis ao longo do tempo, considerando interações entre reforço e solo confinante em muros de solo reforçado. O programa experimental desenvolvido para esse fim envolveu duas etapas básicas. Na primeira etapa, um novo equipamento foi desenvolvido na Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos/USP, para a realização de ensaios de fluência com um elemento de solo reforçado. O equipamento desenvolvido permite simular o mecanismo típico de transferência de carga em estruturas de solo reforçado, isto é, o solo solicita o geotêxtil. Esse equipamento também possibilita que solo e geotêxtil apresentem deformações ao longo do tempo de forma interativa. Nessa etapa, o programa de ensaios foi conduzido utilizando-se uma areia pura e um geotêxtil de polipropileno. Na segunda etapa deste trabalho, modelos de muros de solo reforçado foram ensaiados em centrífuga na Universidade do Colorado em Boulder, EUA. Os referidos modelos foram construídos utilizando-se uma areia e mantas de poliéster e de polipropileno. Alguns modelos foram carregados até a ruptura com acréscimo de aceleração, enquanto outros foram observados, no decorrer do tempo, sob aceleração constante. Nos ensaios para investigação de fluência, deformações significativas foram observadas, ocorrendo, inclusive, a manifestação de ruptura em determinados modelos, após algumas horas de ensaio. Os ensaios realizados nas duas etapas do trabalho revelaram aspectos importantes relativos à interação solo-reforço. Com base na interpretação dos resultados experimentais, apresenta-se uma discussão sobre mecanismos de deformação, em função do tempo, em muros de solo reforçado. / This thesis presents a study on the time- ependent deformations of geotextiles in reinforced soil walls considering the long-term interactive behavior between the reinforcement and the confining soil. The experimental program comprised two distinct phases. In the first phase, a new equipment was designed and constructed at the School of Engineering at Sao Carlos/USP, Brazil, in an attempt to perform creep tests with an element of reinforced soil. This equipment simulates the typical load transfer mechanism in reinforced soil structures, that is, the load is transferred from the soil to the reinforcement. This equipment also allows long-term interactive deformations between the soil and the geotextile. The testing program of this phase was conducted using a pure dry sand and a polypropylene geotextile. In the second phase of this research, models of reinforced soil walls were tested in a centrifuge facility at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA. The models were built using a pure dry sand and a polyester or polypropylene geotextile. The models were either loaded until failure increasing the centrifugal acceleration or tested under constant acceleration. Considerable strains were observed in the creep tests, and some of the models failed after a few hours. The testing programs carried out in this study revealed important aspects of the soil-reinforcement interaction. Based on the analyses of the experimental results a broad discussion on long-term deformation mechanisms in reinforced soil walls is made herein.

Este trabalho apresenta a construção e instrumentação de uma estrutura de contenção reforçada com geotêxtil, com 4,0 m de altura, construída na cidade de Nova Odessa-SP. A instrumentação consistiu em medir os deslocamentos horizontais e verticais com barras de aço e placas magnéticas, respectivamente. Além disso, foram realizadas simulações numéricas para comparar os resultados medidos e simulados do protótipo e avaliar o comportamento da estrutura para alguns tipos de solo, rigidez da inclusão e arranjos das inclusões. Pode-se concluir que os resultados medidos e simulados estão concordantes. Através das análises paramétricas concluiu-se que aumentando-se a rigidez do solo reduz-se os deslocamentos horizontais da estrutura. Com o aumento na rigidez da inclusão obtém-se menores deslocamentos, no entanto, em solos muito rígidos esta redução é pouco significativa. As estruturas com maior número de reforços reduzem as tensões em cada inclusão e diminuem os deslocamentos horizontais da estrutura. As forças de tração máximas, mobilizadas nas inclusões, são maiores para solos menos rígidos. Alguns resultados de obras instrumentadas, encontrados na literatura, são apresentados e comparados com os medidos e simulados. Destas comparações concluiu-se que o tipo de solo é o fator que mais influencia no desempenho de estruturas de contenção reforçadas com geossintéticos / This work presents the construction and instrumentation of a geotextile reinforced retaining structure, with 4,0 m height, built in the city of Nova Odessa-SP. The instrumentation consisted of measuring the horizontal and vertical displacements with steel bars and magnetic plates, respectively. Numeric simulations were accomplished to compare the measured and simulated results of the prototype and to evaluate the behavior of the structure for some soil types, reinforcement rigidity and different reinforcement layout. It was concluded that the measured and simulated results are in good agreement. The parametric analyses showed that the amount of horizontal displacements of the structure are reduced when the rigidity of the soil increases. Although smaller displacements are obtained when the rigidity of the inclusion is increased, in very rigid soils this reduction is not very significant. Structures with larger number of reinforcements reduce the stresses in each inclusion, decreasing the horizontal displacements of the structure. The maximum tensile forces mobilized in the inclusions, are larger for less rigid soils. Some case record results documented in the literature are presented and compared with the measured and simulated results obtained in this work. These comparisons allowed to conclude that the soil type is the most relevant factor in the performance of reinforced retaining structure with geosynthetics

Reinforced piled embankment technique is becoming increasingly utilised for the construction over soft grounds. Most of the studies focused on studying the behaviour of piled embankments that are loaded with static surcharge load. However, less attention has been given to the behaviour of piled embankments under cyclic loading conditions. In this study, an experimental programme has been undertaken to improve our understanding for the behaviour of unreinforced and reinforced shallow piled embankments subject to cyclic loadings that are applied over a specific area of the embankment. The results showed that arching of the soil was adversely affected during the initial stages of cyclic loading regardless of the embankment height. However, regain of strength and recovery of the arching effect was observable during further stages of cyclic loadings. Inclusion of reinforcement layers was found to enhance the performance of load transfer mechanisms. The surface settlement increased with raising the embankment height and reduced with increasing the number of reinforcement layers. Two preliminary experimental studies have been carried out in order to be able to understand and design the main experiment. The results showed that with increasing number of reinforcement layers, enormous cycles of loading could be applied without experiencing excessive deformation or loss of bearing resistance. Furthermore, it was observed that alternating the direction of movement significantly affected the formation of arching during the initial cycles irrespective of the embankment height. / Higher Education Institute of the Libyan Government

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The purpose of a geotextile separator beneath a granular base, or subbase in a flexible pavement system is to prevent the road aggregate and the underlying subgrade from intermixing. It has been hypothesized that in the absence of a geotextile, intermixing between base course aggregate and soft subgrade occurs. Nine heavily instrumented flexible pavement test sections were built in Bedford County Virginia to investigate the benefits of geosynthetic stabilization in flexible pavements. Three groups of different base course thicknesses (100, 150 and 200mm) test sections were constructed with either geotextile or geogrid stabilization or no stabilization. Woven geotextile was used in sections 2, 5 and 8. Geogrids were used in sections 3, 6 and 9, and sections 1, 4 and 7 were controls. Six Falling weight deflectometer (FWD) tests were performed on all the nine sections over 30 months. The nine sections were subjected to at least 5 load drops with wide loading range each time. The measured deflections were analyzed using the MODULUS back-calculation program to determine layer moduli. The measured deflections were used together with elastic, viscoelastic and the MODULUS program to determine the extent of intermixing at base-subgrade interface. The study concluded that a transition layer would develop when a separator is absent, especially in the weak sections (designed to fail in three years). Other measurements such as in-situ stresses, rut depth, and subsurface profiling (using ground penetrating radar) support the conclusion of the development of a transition layer. / Master of Science

Yes / Carpet waste fibres have a higher volume to weight ratios and once discarded into landfills, these fibres occupy a larger volume than other materials of similar weight. This research evaluates the efficiency of two types of carpet waste fibre as sustainable soil reinforcing materials to improve the shear strength of clay. A series of consolidated undrained (CU) triaxial compression tests were carried out to study the shear strength of reinforced clays with 1%, to 5% carpet waste fibres. The results indicated that carpet waste fibres improve the effective shear stress ratio and deviator stress of the host soil significantly. Addition of 1%, 3% and 5% carpet fibres could improve the effective stress ratio of the unreinforced soil by 17.6%, 53.5% and 70.6%, respectively at an initial effective consolidation stress of 200 kPa. In this study, a nonlinear regression model was developed based on a modified form of the hyperbolic model to predict the relationship between effective shear stress ratio, deviator stress and axial strain of fibre-reinforced soil samples with various fibre contents when subjected to various initial effective consolidation stresses. The proposed model was validated using the published experimental data, with predictions using this model found to be in excellent agreement.

Yes / The performance of buried rigid pipes underneath geogrid-reinforced soil while applying incrementally increased cyclic loading was assessed using a fully instrumented laboratory rig. The influence of varying two parameters of practical importance was investigated; the pipe burial depth and the number of geogrid-layers. Measurements were taken for pipe deformation, footing settlement, strain in pipe and reinforcing layers, and pressure/soil stress on the pipe crown during various stages of cyclic loading. The research outcomes demonstrated a rapid increase in the rate of deformation of the pipe and the footing, and the rate of generated strain in the pipe and the geogrid-layers during the first 300 cycles. While applying further cycles, those rates were significantly decreased. Increasing the pipe burial depth and number of geogrid-layers resulted in reductions in the footing and the pipe deformations, the pressure on pipe crown, and the pipe strains. Redistribution of stresses, due to the inclusion of reinforcing layers, formed a confined zone surrounding the pipe providing it with additional lateral support. The pipe invert experienced a rebound, which was found to be dependent on pressure around the pipe and the degree of densification of the bedding layer. Data for strains measured in the geogrid-layers showed that despite the applied loading value and the pipe burial depth, the tensile strain in the lower geogrid-layer was usually higher than that measured in the upper layer.