Dilatancy effects of granular soil on the pull-out resistance of strip reinforcement
Abstract
This paper reports the results of the investigation on the effects of restrained dilatancy to the pull-out resistance of geogrid strip reinforcement embedded in dense granular soil. The pull-out resistance has been conceptualized to comprise a combined two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) interaction resistance. The 2-D interaction resistance, which is the classical soil-reinforcement interface friction, is generated over the middle section while the 3-D interaction resistance is generated at both edges of the strip as a consequence of restrained soil dilatancy. The effect of restrained dilatancy would enhance or reduce the pull-out resistance depending on the corresponding potential increase or decrease in dilatancy (i.e., positive or negative dilatancy) during the process of shearing.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Earth reinforcement practice, volume 2
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Volume
- 1
- Pages
- 39–44
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter