Abstract
An experimental study on the behaviour of reconstituted samples of sand reinforced with geotextile layers is presented using standard triaxial and plane strain tests. After describing the main features of the plane strain device and of the data acquisition system, details are provided on the procedure developed for preparing plane strain samples containing inclined reinforcements with respect to the principal stress directions. Comments are also made on the influence of the preparation procedure on the overall behaviour observed during loading. Finally, the results of the experimental investigation are described with reference to standard triaxial tests with horizontal reinforcements, and to plane strain tests with horizontal and inclined reinforcements. The study complements data already available in the literature, for the development of constitutive laws applicable to the numerical analysis of reinforced earth structures.
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