A performance summary of reinforced soil structures in the greater Los Angeles area after the Northridge earthquake

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 15, Issue 4-6, 1997, Pages 235-253

  Sandri, Dean ^a  

^a TC Mirafi   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTEXTILES; REINFORCEMENT; RETAINING WALLS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SLOPE STABILITY;

REINFORCED SOIL STRUCTURES;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

GEOSYNTHETIC; REINFORCED EARTH; RETAINING WALL; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

GEOGRIDS; GEOTEXTILES, REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031200740     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-1144(97)10006-1     Document Type: Article

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