Triaxial testing of geosynthetics reinforced tailings with different reinforced layers

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Abstract

To evaluate the shear properties of geotextile-reinforced tailings, triaxial compression tests were performed on geogrids and geotextiles with zero, one, two, and four reinforced layers. The stress-strain characteristics and reinforcement effects of the reinforced tailings with different layers were analyzed. According to the test results, the geogrid stress-strain curves show hardening characteristics, whereas the geotextile stress-strain curves have strain-softening properties. With more reinforced layers, the hardening or softening characteristics become more prominent. We demonstrate that the stress-strain curves of geogrids and geotextile reinforced tailings under different reinforced layers can be fitted by the Duncan-Zhang model, which indicates that the pseudo-cohesion of shear strength index increases linearly whereas the friction angle remains primarily unchanged with the increase in reinforced layers. In addition, we observed that, although the strength of the reinforced tailings increases substantially, the reinforcement effect is more significant at a low confining pressure than at a high confining pressure. On the contrary, the triaxial specimen strength decreases with the increase in the number of reinforced layers. Our findings can provide valuable input toward the design and application of reinforced engineering.

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Yi, F., & Du, C. (2020). Triaxial testing of geosynthetics reinforced tailings with different reinforced layers. Materials, 13(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/MA13081943

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