Analysis of Load Carrying Capacity of Strip Footing Resting on Geogrid Reinforced Fly-Ash Over an Earthen Slope Using Plaxis2D

The current study deals with the use of material waste such as fly ash as a fill material or replaced layer placed over an earthen slope and strip footing is placed over the slope in order to explore the benefits of using geogrid sheets to strengthen the fly ash layer and to investigate its effects on the load carrying capacity. Using Program PLAXIS-2D v8.2, the fly-ash sheet is positioned over an earthen slope with slope inclination of 3H:2V, and multiple type of models were investigated, to study the integration impact of geogrid-reinforcement layers on load carrying ability. For optimal improvement in load carrying ability, models have been tested to evaluate the best location, length and configuration of geogrid layers and top fly-ash layer depth. In order to evaluate the effect of one parameter in each sequence the other factors were kept constant. The sequence of findings was illustrated using PLAXIS-2D on the strip base in both strengthened and un-reinforced cases. Test findings demonstrate that inclusion of geogrid significantly enhances efficiency of slope and footing.