TY  - JOUR
A1  - Müller, Werner
A1  - Wöhlecke, Andreas
T1  - Influence of rib stiffness and limited long-term junction strength on geogrid performance
JF  - Transportation infrastructure geotechnology
N2  - The description of the behavior of geogrids in reinforced soil constructions usually ignores long-term behavior and possible failure modes of junctions between longitudinal and transverse ribs. Two proposals have been made during recent years to overcome this drawback. The first analytic approach applies only to rigid geogrids and assumes a specific tensile-shear failure mode of geogrid junctions. The second numerical approach applies also for non-rigid geogrids and takes into account different modes of junction failure. This note discusses the two approaches focusing on the effects of rib stiffness and limited strength, different failure modes and degradation of junctions. It is shown that the mentioned effects should be considered in geogrid design, because they may alter significantly the long-term geogrid performance.
KW  - Geogrid
KW  - Junction
KW  - Anchor trench
KW  - Design rules
KW  - Long-term behavior
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-637076
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40515-019-00095-6
SN  - 2196-7202
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
SP  - 175
EP  - 190
PB  - Springer
CY  - New York, NY
AN  - OPUS4-63707
LA  - eng
AD  - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER  -