Presented are experimental data and Finite Element Method (FEM) analyses performed to model the application of soil reinforcement to granular soil. The problem was initiated as an application to the rehabilitation of a gantry crane. The ties are equivalent to footings, modelled as beam elements with very high stiffness. The soil was modeled using quadralatral plane-strain elements. These elements had hyperbolic stress-strain relationship with MohrCoulomb limiting yield criterion. The reinforcement was modeled using bar elements and was placed at different depths. For the study presented vertical, eccentric and inclined line loads were applied in increments. The finite element analysis produced similar results to the experimental tests. The settlement was reduced by the introduced reinforcement. The reduction in settlement increased as the reinforcement was placed at shallower depths.
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