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Reinforcing earthen embankments with Sansevieria cylindrica fibre (SCF) significantly improves their factor of safety and provides effective stabilization against groundwater fluctuations. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To investigate repeated failures in an earthen embankment and evaluate Sansevieria cylindrica fibre reinforcement as a sustainable geotechnical solution for seepage and slope instability.

September 5, 2026Civil Engineering and ArchitectureOpen Access

Seepage and Stability Analysis of an Earthen Embankment Using GeoStudio: A Case Study

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To investigate repeated failures in an earthen embankment and evaluate Sansevieria cylindrica fibre reinforcement as a sustainable geotechnical solution for seepage and slope instability.
Conducted compaction and direct shear laboratory tests on in-situ, remoulded, and Sansevieria cylindrica fibre (SCF)-reinforced soils at 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1% by dry weight.
Developed numerical models in GeoStudio to evaluate seepage behavior and slope stability under varying groundwater elevations.
In-situ soil exhibited an initial factor of safety (FOS) below 1.5, whereas remoulded and SCF-reinforced soils achieved baseline FOS values of 1.85 and 2.94, respectively.
Rising groundwater elevations reduced the FOS from 1.11 to 0.90 for in-situ soil, 1.85 to 1.51 for remoulded soil, and 2.94 to 2.17 for SCF-reinforced soil.

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Geotechnical case study demonstrates improved slope stability in fibre-reinforced earthen embankments, highlighting a sustainable method to prevent slope failure under groundwater fluctuations.

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Shruthi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4606b95aff0620ec004 https://doi.org/10.13189/cea.2026.140504

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Geotechnical case study demonstrates improved slope stability in fibre-reinforced earthen embankments, highlighting a sustainable method to prevent slope failure under groundwater fluctuations.

Seepage and Stability Analysis of an Earthen Embankment Using GeoStudio: A Case Study

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