ABSTRACT
This paper presents a full-scale experiment of a geosynthetic-reinforced piled embankment over soft soil. Three tests were carried out in a bench of 8m x 8m x 1m where the type and the position of the geosynthetic were variables. A comprehensive monitoring program was set up in order to follow the stress distribution of the structural elements, the settlement of soil and the strain of the geosynthetics. This work is a part of the cooperative national research project ASIRI+ (2019 - 2024) which gathers about forty organizations and aims at proposing dimensioning rules in the field of soil reinforcement by rigid inclusions. From these experimental results, the understanding of complex mechanisms developed inside the load transfer platform were investigated such as the soil arching, the load efficacy and the differential settlement.
