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Experimental Investigation on the Applicability of a Novel Tire-Grid Used in Slope Stabilization Under Repeated Loads

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Stockpiled waste tires are flammable, prone to fires that generate toxic fumes, and may then cause a major health hazard for both human beings and animals. Regarding this matter, this study investigated the beneficial application of worn tires in the form of tire-grid as a layer of reinforcement in a sandy slope. Therefore, large-scale repeated plate load tests were carried out to study the reinforcement effect of the proposed tire-grid under various conditions such as different burial depths and different loading plate diameters. Moreover, one test with a layer of commercial geogrid was performed to compare the efficiency of the tire-grid and geogrid. The results showed that the tire-grid had a significant contribution to improvement of the performance of the sandy slope, bringing about a twofold increase in the bearing capacity in comparison with the unreinforced condition. The optimal condition was reached when the tire-grid was embedded at a burial depth of 0.3B, but the bearing capacity of the plate had an upward trend as the length of the tire-grid increased. It was realized that the proposed tire-grid satisfied all aspects of a sustainable product in terms of the technical, environmental and economical perspectives, confirming that it can be an excellent reinforcing alternative.

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It is confirmed that the experimental tests were carried out by second author (Mahdi Kargar) during his master study at Kharazmi University. Also, the first author was the supervisor of the study, assisting in the analysis and interpretation of the results and writing the manuscript.

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Tavakoli Mehrjardi, G., Kargar, M. Experimental Investigation on the Applicability of a Novel Tire-Grid Used in Slope Stabilization Under Repeated Loads. Int. J. of Geosynth. and Ground Eng. 9, 66 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40891-023-00485-4

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