Roads & pavements · 2026
Experimental Assessment of Geocell-Reinforced Sandy Subgrades Under Traffic-Induced Dynamic Loading
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Research overview
Laboratory sinusoidal loading tests compare unreinforced and geocell-reinforced sand at two densities, two load amplitudes and three frequencies. The geocell reduced transmitted vertical stress by up to 45% and settlement by about 60%, with lower efficiency at higher load, frequency and density; low-frequency harmonic loading, the apparatus scale and selected sand do not reproduce irregular field traffic or long-term ageing.
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- Authors
- Mo’men Ayasrah, Hongsheng Qiu, Mohammed Y. Fattah, Wallaa B. Mohammed Redha, Bin Zhu
- Publication year
- 2026
- DOI
- 10.3390/infrastructures11020038
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