Stability analysis of reinforced and unreinforced embankments on soft ground

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 583-604

  Long, P V ^a   Bergado, D T ^a   Balasubramaniam, A S ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Limit equilibrium; Reinforced embankment; Soft ground; Stability analysis; Unreinforced embankment

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRACKS; FRICTION; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRENGTH; STABILITY;

LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM; REINFORCED EMBANKMENT; SOFT GROUND; SOFTWARE PACKAGE PC STABL6; SOFTWARE PACKAGE SB SLOPE; UNREINFORCED EMBANKMENT;

EMBANKMENTS;

EMBANKMENT; REINFORCEMENT; SLOPE STABILITY; SOFT GROUND; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030433472     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.3.0076     Document Type: Article

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