Reinforced soil failure: Analysis at the biaxial compression test
Abstract
The plane strain biaxial compression test has an advantage over the triaxial revolution compression test in that it can be used to visualize reinforced soil deformation and enables tests to be conducted for geotextile sheets placed at different angles to the horizontal. Stereophotogrammetry was used to conduct a detailed analysis of the failure mechanisms and the forces exerted on the reinforcement sheets. After illustrating the block mechanisms involved in failure, with the geotextile sheets breaking, the authors use the experimental results to validate the limiting equilibrium methods generally proposed for this type of problem.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 111–116
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter