The compressible inclusion function of EPS geofoam

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 15, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 77-120

  Horvath, John S ^a  

^a MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULVERTS; FOAMED PLASTICS; FOUNDATIONS; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TUNNELS;

COMPRESSIBLE INCLUSION; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; GEOFOAM;

POLYSTYRENES;

COMPRESSIBLE INCLUSION; GEOFOAM;

EID: 0031062322     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-1144(97)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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