Calculated and observed behaviour of a reinforced embankment over soft compressible soil

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 324-338

  Rowe, R Kerry ^a   Gnanendran, C T ^b   Landva, A O ^b   Valsangkar, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis; Deformations; Embankment; Field behaviour; Geotextile; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CONSTRUCTION; DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTEXTILES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCEMENT; SILT; SOILS;

BIOT CONSOLIDATION MODEL; CAM CLAY MODEL; FIELD BEHAVIOUR; GEOTEXTILE REINFORCED TEST EMBANKMENT;

EMBANKMENTS;

BIOT MODEL; CAM-CLAY MODEL; EMBANKMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTEXTILE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD;

CANADA, NEW BRUNSWICK, SACKVILLE;

EID: 0030114870     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-010     Document Type: Article

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