Design of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Pile-Supported Embankments

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Gamal Abdelaziz, Ph.D., P.Eng.

( Atkins Realis)

Gamal Abdelaziz, Ph.D., P.Eng., is a renowned Principal Geotechnical Engineer with over 36 years of diverse experience spanning geotechnical, tunneling, structural, and civil engineering. His expertise encompasses a wide array of disciplines, including Geotechnical and Structural Engineering, Ground Improvements, Foundations Engineering, Soil Dynamics, Rail Engineering, Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Design, Water Resources Management, and Environmental Engineering. Gamal's extensive involvement and significant contributions to diverse projects encompass every facet of the project lifecycle. Excelling in feasibility studies, site reconnaissance, exploration, geohazard analysis and mapping, design, construction, monitoring, research, consulting, project management, and engineering control. His diversified technical and managerial acumen is further complemented by his robust communication and interpersonal skills. Gamal's professional journey reflects not only a commitment to excellence in engineering but also a profound ability to navigate the multifaceted aspects of project delivery and management on a global scale. Recognized for his exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, Gamal seamlessly combines his technical expertise with strategic leadership. His career is marked by a commitment to engineering excellence and the successful delivery of complex, high-profile projects worldwide. These include transformative initiatives such as NEOM, KSA ($500 billion), the Calgary Ring Road ($1.5 billion), the Ontario Line LRT ($6 billion), and Ontario Infrastructure’s Southern Civil, Stations, and Tunnel Project ($11 billion)

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Embankment construction over soft foundation soils is a challenging task for geotechnical engineers due to the undesirable characteristics of soft soils, such as excessive settlements and low bearing capacity. Among the various ground-improvement methods available for overcoming these undesirable characteristics, geosynthetic-reinforced pile-supported (GRPS) embankments are a reliable solution suitable for time-bound construction projects and difficult ground conditions. Load transfer mechanisms are the controlling factors for most of available design methods. This presentation introduces the load transfer mechanism of GRPS embankments, and comparison of currently available design methods

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