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Spatial and temporal changes in small-strain shear modulus of geogrid-stabilized crushed aggregate materials

dc.contributor.authorYesnik, Chelsey
dc.contributor.authorSoliman, Haithem
dc.contributor.authorMorozov, Igor
dc.contributor.authorFleming, Ian
dc.contributor.authorLandry, Ethan
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-22T20:04:35Z
dc.date.available2025-02-22T20:04:35Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-16
dc.descriptionThis is the accepted version of the original article available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2024.101457. © 2024 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Accepted article is CC BY-NC-ND.
dc.description.abstractGeogrid stabilization can be used by transportation agencies to build durable roadways over soft subgrade soil. The performance of geogrid stabilization is highly dependent on the properties of the geogrid material, the aggregate material, and the interaction between the two materials when combined. Therefore, transportation agencies need to perform their own studies to assess the performance of geogrid stabilization for their local materials. Additionally, the current knowledge base needs to be continually expanded to a variety of aggregate-geosynthetic composites to develop performance-based design methods for geosynthetic-stabilization. This study evaluates the long-term performance of two geogrids used to stabilize a crushed aggregate material. A full-scale traffic loading system was built to simulate a full half-axle (40kN) traffic load for thousands of load cycles. Two trials were completed using the same crushed aggregate material. For each trial, two geogrid-stabilized sections, and one control section were evaluated. The performance of the test sections was monitored for 4000 load cycles by measuring surface rutting and completing multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) to measure aggregate stiffness. Results showed that the geogrid-stabilized sections had better long-term performance than the control sections with lower degradation of the as-built aggregate stiffness. There was good agreement amongst the MASW results, rutting measurements, and Shakedown analysis. It has been concluded that MASW is an effective method for evaluating the long-term performance of geogrid stabilization in aggregate layers with a customized instrumentation plan according to the targeted measurements.
dc.description.sponsorshipTensar Corporation, a division of CMC
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewed
dc.identifier.citationYesnik, C., Soliman, H., Morozov, I., Fleming, I., & Landry, E. (2024). Spatial and temporal changes in small-strain shear modulus of geogrid-stabilized crushed aggregate materials. Transportation Geotechnics, 101457–101457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2024.101457
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.trgeo.2024.101457
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10388/16602
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canadaen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
dc.subjectGeogrid stabilization
dc.subjectAggregate stiffness
dc.subjectMultichannel analysis of surface waves
dc.subjectAccelerometers
dc.subjectRoadway design
dc.titleSpatial and temporal changes in small-strain shear modulus of geogrid-stabilized crushed aggregate materials
dc.typeArticle

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