Fatigue Limit Load in Triaxial Tests of Geotextile-Reinforced Soil

摘要

Triaxial tests with static and cyclic loading were performed on geotextile-reinforced clayey silt. The test results were analyzed using the Fatigue Limit Load method initially proposed for modeling the fatigue behavior of reinforced unpaved roads where tensile membrane action is the main mechanism. In this paper, it is shown that the concept of Fatigue Limit Load is also applicable to the triaxial tests results where the reinforcement mechanism is enhanced confinement.