Browsing by Author "Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés"
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Comparison of geosynthetic reinforced soil wall solutions using analytical design methods and numerical modelling
(2023)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyEuropean design standard (prEN-1997 202x) permits the use of suitably verified numerical models for the design of reinforced soil walls (RSW). The paper first compares three analytical design method outcomes (Coherent ... -
Concrete arches and reinforced soil: a sustainable alternative structure for road bridges
(CRC Press, 2024)
Conference report
Open AccessRoad bridges are necessary infrastructures for transportation. As such, they are subject to thorough scrutiny for their environmental, social, and economic impacts. An adequate substantiality assessment applied to bridge ... -
Coupled modelling of environmental in-soil conditions and their effects over polyester straps reinforced soil structures
(2022)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyPolyester (PET) strap reinforcement materials are being routinely used as soil reinforcement for mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. Strength and stiffness of the polyester fibres can be expected to decrease with ... -
Environmental and economic study of geosynthetic reinforced soil walls
(2024)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyReinforced soil walls (RSWs) are considered a reliable and resilient solution to perform the retaining wall function. RSWs have proven to have a reduced environmental impact and overall lower construction complexity when ... -
Impact of transport distance in life cycle assessments of geosynthetic reinforced soil walls
(CRC Press, 2024)
Conference report
Open AccessA prevailing methodology to evaluate the environmental impact and subsequent sustainability assessment of structures is the life cycle assessment (LCA). In civil engineering, LCA methodologies allow for the quantification ... -
Influence of numerical model mesh properties on predicted in soil temperature, relative humidity and degree of saturation of reinforced soil structures
(2022)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyGeosynthetic materials are routinely used in soil reinforcement and stabilization applications. They have proven to be an important part of the sustainable solution for reinforced soil walls (RSWs). For RSW constructed ... -
Insights on the numerical modelling of geosynthetic reinforced soil walls including varying atmospheric conditions
(International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), 2024)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyPlenty of numerical models aimed to simulate and predict the stress-strain response of geosynthetic reinforced soil walls can be found in the literature, most of which are focused on the mechanical response. Geosynthetic ... -
Life cycle assessment of geosynthetic reinforced soil structures: software comparison
(Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS), 2024)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe evaluation of environmental impacts of geotechnical structures is as relevant as economic and technical requirements, all of which are part of a proper sustainability assessment. A common method to quantify the ... -
Modelización del comportamiento de bandas poliméricas de refuerzo en suelos bajo el efecto de la temperatura y humedad
(Sociedad Española de Mecánica del Suelo e Ingeniería Geotécnica, 2022)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyLos materiales de refuerzo de bandas de poliéster (PET) se utilizan actualmente de forma rutinaria como refuerzo del suelo para los estructuras de contención de suelo reforzado. Es de esperar que la resistencia y la rigidez ... -
Modelling the effect of in-soil temperature and relative humidity on performance of PET strap soil reinforcement products
(2021)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyPolyester (PET) strap reinforcement materials are now used routinely as soil reinforcement for mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. Strength and stiffness of the polyester fibres can be expected to decrease with ... -
Modelling the effect of in-soil temperature and relative humidity on performance of PET strap soil reinforcement products
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-02-16)
Master thesis
Open AccessEls materials de reforç de polièster (PET) ara s'utilitzen de manera rutinària com a reforç del sòl per a les parets de terra estabilitzada mecànicament. L'important paper de la temperatura i la humitat relativa en la ... -
Modelling the effect of in-soil temperature and relative humidity on performance of PET strap soil reinforcement products
(Australian Geomechanics Society, 2022)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyPolyester (PET) strap reinforcement materials are now used routinely as soil reinforcement for mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. The important role of temperature and relative humidity on the chemical degradation ... -
Physical and 3D numerical modelling of reinforcements pullout test
(Springer, 2024-03)
Article
Open AccessThis paper reports results of laboratory and 3D numerical modeled pull-out tests with steel ladders and polymeric strip reinforcements. These types of reinforcement are commonly used in reinforced soil walls constructed ... -
Relevant aspects to consider on life cycle assessment of geosynthetic reinforced soil wall
(International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), 2024)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyA proper sustainability evaluation of any infrastructure project is based on the combine results of environmental, economic, and social/functional assessments. Nowadays, environmental aspects have taken the stage, resulting ... -
Short-term thermo-mechanical numerical modelling of reinforced soil walls with polyester strap reinforcements
(CRC Press, 2023)
Conference lecture
Open AccessPolyester (PET) materials have become more common as reinforcement solution in reinforced soil walls (RSW). It has been shown that strength and stiffness of geosynthetics products, including PET, is load-, time-, and ... -
Simplified approach to analyse global stability of reinforced soil walls
(CRC Press, 2023)
Conference lecture
Open AccessReinforced soil walls (RSW) are a proven alternative to conventional earth retaining structures due to their rapid construction, smaller environmental impact, lower cost, as well as more sustainable social/functional ... -
Simulating soil reinforcement interaction using CODE_BRIGHT
(2024)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyReinforced soil structures (RSS) involve a compacted soil mass with embedded elements, orthogonal to the main stress direction, which act as load bearing components. The compound nature of RSS requires a proper characterization ... -
Strength reduction analysis in polymeric reinforced soil walls
(2023)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe latest revision of EN-1997 allows for the use of numerical tools to design geotechnical structures, provided limit state conditions are thoroughly evaluated were analysis of the construction and post-construction stages ... -
Study of environmental impact from geosynthetic reinforced soil walls
(EDP Sciences, 2024)
Conference report
Open AccessReinforced soil walls (RSWs) have proven to be a reliable and resilient solution in many geotechnical applications (e.g., bridge abutments, highway and railway embankments, soil retaining walls, dikes, among others). ... -
Thermo-hydraulic numerical modelling of in-soil conditions in reinforced soil walls
(2023-08)
Article
Open AccessThe role of temperature and relative humidity on long-term mechanical and chemical degradation of polyester fibres due to hydrolysis and creep is well documented. This study presents the results of a thermo-hydraulic 2D ...
