Study on the Behaviour of Geosynthetic Reinforced Earth Retaining Wall With Waste Material as Reinforced Earth Fill

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  • Mohanasudan V, Manjunath N V, B Soundara

Abstract

Automotive vehicle manufacture and its parts supply are the main generations of foundry sand. Foundry sand is bonded to form mould for ferrous and nonferrous metallic element casting. Silica-based spent foundry sand from iron, steel and aluminium foundry are hazardous waste. The fly ash produced from the burning of pulverized coal-fired electric steam generating plants. Fly ash has some toxic particles can affect the lungs and brain. In this study, an try has been made for exact use of foundry sand and fly ash as different backfill materials in a reinforced retaining wall. A test tank is fabricated with wood then the test was carried out with jute fibre mattress. A strip load is placed at the top surface of the backfill material and the deformation where recorded under various load increment. The study shows that the comparison of foundry sand backfill and fly ash backfill and found which can be used as backfill material.

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2020-05-18

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