The 13 papers included in this volume are arranged into two general groups. The first group consists of papers that are related to mechanically stabilized backfill (MSB) materials. These papers focus on advanced technologies related to MSB and on ownership roles in providing support during the design and construction phases. These papers also discuss performance of MSB applications using case histories. The second group of papers is on properties of geosynthetics and geocomposites. These papers include information on the long-term durability of geosynthetics used as soil reinforcements; the frictional mechanism of geogrid-soil systems on the basis of results from tests on different types of geogrid-soil combinations; and the properties of granular and clayey soils that are reinforced using multioriented geosynthetic elements, staple fiber, continuous filament, and synthetic and steel fibers.
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