부산대학교 도서관

When constructing embankment on soft ground, shallow soil stabilization method and/or earth reinforcement method with geotextile are often used as a countermeasure against lateral displacement of the toe of the embankment.Sometimes, embankments on soft ground are also constructed with wire net matting horizontally laid. The wire net matting in the embankments is considered to be effective to restrain the lateral displacement. In this paper, results of a field observation are first described in relation to the behavior of the embankment on soft ground with wire net matting. The effectiveness of the two layered wire net matting is then discussed from the mechanical point of view for protecting the horizontal movement of the embankment based on the observation results. It was clear that the two layered wire net matting results in reducing the horizontal displacement in the toe of the embankment, which might be named as a restraint effect of wire net matting.