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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
Impact Factor (2025): 6.9
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
Vol 10 No 5 (2026): Volume 10, Issue 5, May 2026 | Pages: 254-259
International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology
OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 13-05-2026
Reinforced soil is a composite construction material formed by combining soil and reinforcement. This material possesses high compressive and tensile strength similar, in principle, to the reinforcement cement concrete. It can be obtained by either incorporating continuous reinforcement inclusions (for example: strip, bar, sheet, mat or net) within a soil mass in a definite pattern or mixing discrete fibers randomly with a soil fill before placement. The term ‘Reinforced Earth Wall’. Geosynthetics are widely used as structural reinforcement in steep slopes, retaining walls, embankments over soft ground and road base reinforcement. The application of geosynthetics in civil engineering has been more than 40 years. Since then, it has been widely used in civil engineering practices.
Soil reinforcement, Reinforced Earth Wall, Tensile Strength, Geosynthetics, Reinforcement, Retaining Walls
P Sri Asritha, & K Mallikarjuna Rao. (2026). Reinforced Earth Wall - A Case Study. International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, 10(5), 254-259. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2026.105035
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