Deformation analysis of soft ground reinforced by columnar inclusions

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 267-290

  Alamgir, M ^a   Miura, N ^a   Poorooshasb, H B ^b   Madhav, M R ^c  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INCLUSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PILES; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL MECHANICS;

COLUMNAR INCLUSIONS; SAND COMPACTION PILES;

SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

DEFORMATION; GROUND CONDITIONS; INCLUSION; REINFORCED EARTH; SOFT GROUND;

EID: 0030442688     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0266-352X(95)00034-8     Document Type: Article

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