A Study of the Effect of Reinforcement Layers on the Performance of Shallow Footing Under Machine Foundation Loads

Abstract

This paper exhibits an experimental study the effect of numbers of layers of reinforcement on the behavior of shallow footing under machine foundation. A reinforcement was inserted in to the sandy soil of relative density 50% during the raining techniques with 30*30cm at distance (0.5B, B,2B,3B) in a steel container with dimensions (50*50*55) cm. The test was performed under a machine foundation at frequency 10, 15 HZ. This research aims to find the optimal number of layers of reinforcement with geogrid under the square foundation under the machine foundation. For this purpose, laboratory experiments were conducted. The factors that were studied to find the optimal number of layers of reinforcement include the optimal number of layers of reinforcement, as well as displacement amplitude, velocity, acceleration, and settlement. The results showed at frequency 10 HZ, the optimal number of layers was one layer. The percentage of improvement in displacement, velocity, and settlement was (26%,39% and 75%), while acceleration increased when using one layer. At frequency 15 HZ, the optimal number of layers was four layers. The percentage of improvement in displacement, velocity, and settlement was (34%,44% and 66%). We conclude from this research that the type of reinforcement gave good results in reducing displacement amplitude, velocity, and settlement, but does not give good results in reducing acceleration.