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Figure 2
Undrained strength variation with depth from field vane tests: (a) Itarir
´
structure; (b) Mucambo structure.
commercially available under the name of Bidim OP 30, hereafter referred as
geotextile A. The main characteristics of this geotextile are presented in
Table 4
.
The reinforcement layout of the reinforced zone is shown in
Fig. 3
and similar
layouts were employed in the other case histories to be described later in this
Table 1
Typical Cross Section of the Subsoil for Each Case History
Structure
a (m)
b (m)
c (m)
Sau´pe
4.5
5.7
1.5
Suba´ma
2.0
3.0
0.6
B´
2.5
3.6
0.8
Mucambo
2.0
9.5
0.6
Itarir´
1.7
7.8
1.6
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