Pullout testing of geogrids in tire shreds and rubber-sand

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1275, Issue , 1997, Pages 109-121

  Bernal, Andres ^a   Swan Jr , Robert H ^c   Salgado, Rodrigo ^b   Lovell, C W ^b  

^a GeoHidra   (Venezuela)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coefficient of interaction; Direct shear tests; Geogrids; Lightweight fill; Pullout tests; Rubber sand; Tire shreds

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; MIXTURES; RUBBER; SAND; TIRES;

BACKFILL; DIRECT SHEAR TEST; GEOGRIDS; INTERACTION COEFFICIENT; PULLOUT TESTING; TIRE SHREDS;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0031224317     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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