A Study of Soil Moisture Behavior in Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall

Abstract

This research aims to presents the influence of various backfill materials on the soil moisture behavior inside the Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall. Based on the type of backfill materials used in the MSE wall, two different sites were selected. In this study filed tensiometers, TDR and KU in-placed inclinometers were used to measure the change in pore- water pressure, soil moisture behavior of backfill material and tilting angle of wall. According to the results obtained from the field measurements, it reveals that there is a positive correlation in between backfill soil type and soil moisture behavior in MSE wall.