Study the influence of adherence edge to steel strip and soil interaction in Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall with a self-made strip

Abstract

Nowadays, high embankments are popular in many transportation networks. A method of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall (MSE wall) has been used for increasing the stability of backfilling soil in road embankments soil because of its economic, technical and landscape advantages. This paper presents a series of experiments on different categories of adherence edge to demonstrate the effective of edge on strain, stress-strain, and displacement of MSE wall. A FLAC software also was used to verify the experimental results. The study could provide the instructions for the design, construction and project management of MSE wall. It can also be used for suggestion of soil improvement solutions, backfilling material selections to increasing the stability of MSE wall.