Geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining walls as important permanent structures: 1996-1997 Mercer lecture

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-136

  Tatsuoka, F ^a   Tateyama, M ^b   Uchimura, T ^a   Koseki, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bridge abutment and pier; Case histories; Full height rigid facing; Geosynthetic; Highway; Permanent structure; Railway; Reinforced soil retaining wall; Staged construction

Indexed keywords

ABUTMENTS (BRIDGE); EMBANKMENTS; PIERS; RAILROAD PLANT AND STRUCTURES;

GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCED SOIL RETAINING WALLS;

RETAINING WALLS;

GEOSYNTHETIC; REINFORCED SOIL; RETAINING WALL;

JAPAN;

GEOSYNTHETICS, SOIL-REINFORCEMENT; GEOTEXTILES;

EID: 0030967742     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.4.0090     Document Type: Review

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