What is the meaning of soil reinforcement?
Answer: Soil reinforcement is the act of improving soil strength to enable it support or carry more load.
Two common examples are:
Answer: Soil reinforcement is the act of improving soil strength to enable it support or carry more load.
Two common examples are:
- Mixing a soil amendment such as lime into weak clayey soil and re-compacting to improve soil-bearing capacity (often done under the road base in highway construction)
- Installing plastic or composite webbing layers (called geo-grid material) alternating with compacted soil to produce a stronger sloped soil structure (often done on steep roadway embankments to improve strength and stability)
