This paper presents and investigates the results of laboratory model tests on bearing capacity behavior of a strip footing on wooden pile – reinforced sand slope. The studied parameters include the edge distance of footing from slope crest, and location of the wood pile relative to the slope crest. Bearing capacity of a footing without wood pile located adjacent to a slope crest was determined and then compared with those of a footing with wood pile. The results were analyzed to study the effect of each parameter. The total wood piles force required to maintain the balance of row of wood piles depends on the forces that are due to the soil, water and external load have been estimated. The results indicated that using wood pile for a strip footing located near to a sand slope crest has a significant effect in improving the bearing capacity. This improvement increases when the location of the wood pile relative to the slope crest increases with a further improvement upon increasing the edge distance of footing from slope crest. This technique can be considered as a good method to control the horizontal movement of the subgrade and for decreasing the slope deformation.
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