The effect of high strength web-shaped geosynthetic to stabilize an embankment on soft ground

Geosynthetics of many types such as nonwovens and geogrids have been used widely as reinforcements for embankments. One of these materials, a geosynthetic based on a high strength web shaped material, was installed to secure the stability of the embankment until the soft ground could get the sufficient strength due to consolidation. And it has been used in order to reduce the cost of construction of an expressway. The stress-strain behaviour of the material has been examined in the laboratory and the movement of the reinforcement in the embankment has been measured. This paper describe the relationship between the designed value and the observed behaviour of the material in the embankment together with the laboratory results.