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Action mechanism of geotextile-reinforced cushion

under breakwater on soft ground


Various measures including material experiments, centrifuge modeling tests and
FEM numerical analyses were performed to study systematically the action
mechanism of the geotextile-reinforced cushion under breakwater on soft ground
and the effects of the strata characterization and the reinforcement condition on the
stability of the breakwater-ground system. n the aspect of controlling the
deformation, the geotextile-reinforced cushion under breakwater constrains the
lateral displacement of both the embankment and the ground. From the !iewpoint
of stress, the reinforcement suppressed the range of high stress le!el in the system.
n general, the weaker the ground is and the greater the modulus of the geotextile
is, the more effecti!e the reinforcement is. "he tensile force in the geotextile is
greater in the range of the main part of the embankment.
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Using Field Data to Improve the Settlement Prediction
odel of a !reakwater on Soft Soil
"he need for an impro!ed harbor access resulted in the construction of two new
rubble mound breakwaters in -stend, .elgium. n the past, a specific dredging
techni/ue was used to maintain the re/uired depth of the access channel to the
harbor. "his has resulted in a complex soil layering underneath the northern part of
the new western breakwater with locally !ery thick soft soil layers. 0s an
alternati!e for an expensi!e soil remediation, a !ery strong geotextile was included
into the breakwater core, reinforcing the structure. n addition a staged construction
was necessary, allowing the soft layers to consolidate and pre!enting undrained
failure during construction. .ecause of the complexity of the situation, a numerical
model was used to get an estimate of the settlements and the consolidation process
during and after construction of the breakwater. Extensi!e field measurements of
the settlements were performed during construction and are still performed at this
moment 1early '&*23. 4omparison of the settlement measurements with the
calculations results in a better understanding of the consolidation process and
allows impro!ement of the model, resulting in a more accurate settlement 1and
thus consolidation3 prediction cur!e. .ecause of the impro!ed insight in the
consolidation of the soft layer, a substantial gain in the progress of the construction
of the dam is achie!ed. "his paper shows, based on a case study of a breakwater
constructed on soft soil, that existing models used to predict settlements can be
impro!ed using field data, leading to a clear benefit regarding the construction
phasing.
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