Earth pressures due to compaction: Comparison of theory with laboratory and field behavior

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1526, 1996, Pages 28-37

  Filz, George M ^a   Duncan, James M ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPACTION; CRACKS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RETAINING WALLS; SAND; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BACKFILLS; COMPACTION INDUCED EARTH PRESSURE THEORY; EARTH PRESSURE; LOCK WALLS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

EID: 0030287207     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1526-05     Document Type: Review

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