... Guidelines for the Use of Extensible Reinforcements for Mechanically Stabilised Earth Walls in Permanent Applications"Ó Task Force 27, American Association of State Highway and Transport Officials, Washington, D.C., USA. Bathurst, R.J., Wawrychuk, W.F. and Jarrett, P.M. (1987) ÒLaboratory Study of Two Large...

...) are comprised of Plexiglas and multiple layers of lubricated polyethylene sheeting to ensure that model performance approaches a plane strain condition (Bathurst and Benjamin, 1988; Bathurst, 1993). MATERIALS Soil Two different sand soils have been used in the wall models (Table 1). Type 1 is a uniformly graded...