SAFETY OF ROAD EMBANKMENT STRUCTURES REINFORCEDWITH GEOSYNTHETICS IN CRISIS SITUATIONS CAUSED BY LANDSLIDES
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces - Year 2016, Vol 180, Issue 2
Abstract
The paper describes the occurrence of crisis situations on public roads caused by landslides and the issue of ensuring traffic safety in crisis situations. Particular attention has been paid to structural errors, which often represent the root cause of road structure failures, and the possibilities of eliminating such errors at the design stage. The article analyses the methods of calculating the stability of road embankments and presents example calculations of the factor of safety for a road embankment without and with reinforcement with geosynthetics. It has been demonstrated that the application of geosynthetics makes it possible to design road structures with the factor of safety of the embankment slope for which the probability of a sliding failure is very low.
Authors and Affiliations
Anna ŚPIEWAK, Małgorzata ULEWICZ, Witalis PELLOWSKI
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