TY - JFULL AU - S. N. Moghaddas Tafreshi and S. M. Amin Ghotbi PY - 2017/10/ TI - Efficiency of Geocell Reinforcement for Using in Expanded Polystyrene Embankments via Numerical Analysis T2 - International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering SP - 1216 EP - 1221 VL - 11 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10007845 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 129, 2017 N2 - This paper presents a numerical study for investigating the effectiveness of geocell reinforcement in reducing pressure and settlement over EPS geofoam blocks in road embankments. A 3-D FEM model of soil and geofoam was created in ABAQUS, and geocell was also modeled realistically using membrane elements. The accuracy of the model was tested by comparing its results with previous works. Sensitivity analyses showed that reinforcing the soil cover with geocell has a significant influence on the reduction of imposed stresses over geofoam and consequently decreasing its deformation. ER -