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“GEOGRID AS A SOIL REINFORCEMENT”
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO GEOSYNTHETIC
MATERIALS
GEOGRID
GEOGRIDS ARE NOTHING BUT THE OPEN STRUCTURES FORMED BY BONDING POLYMER STRIPS AT THEIR CROSS POINT OR PUNCHING
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
FIRST USED FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1930 2) FOR EROSION CONTROL IN 1960 IN EUROPE AS WELL AS U.S.A IN 1969 3) IN GREAT WALL OF CHINA ALSO USED IN THE FORM OF TREE BRANCHES
GEOGRID TESTING
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GEOGRID TESTING:
1.GEOGRID RIB TENSILE STRENGTH TEST
2.PULL OUT TEST
3.JUNCTION TEST
4.CHEMICAL RESISTANT TEST
5.BIOLOGICAL RESISTANCT TEST
GEOGRID COMPARED WITH OTHER SOLUTIONS
IT IS COST SAVING MATERIAL
2.IT INCREASES CONSTRUCTION SPEED
3.PROPER REINF OR CEMENT IS ACHIEVED
4.IMPROVED QUALITY
CONCLUSION:
TO EFFECTIVELY SOLVE SOME PROBLEMS OF SOIL MASS LIKE, BEARING CAPACITY, FAILURE OF SLOPES, EROSION CONTROL, LAND SLIP REPAIR, ROADS, QUICK CONSTRUCTION AND ALL OTHER, GEOGRID IS BETTER SOLUTION .
2.GEOGRIDS ARE MAGIC MATERIALS TO YIELD EXCELLENT RESULTS