Interaction between tire shreds, rubber-sand and geosynthetics

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 623-643

  Bernai, A ^a   Salgado, R ^b   Swan Jr , R H ^c   Lovell, C W ^b  

^a GeoHidra   (Venezuela)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coefficient of interaction; Direct shear test; Geogrid; Geotextile; Interface friction; Pullout test; Rubber sand; Tire chips; Tire shreds

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL TESTING; RUBBER; TIRES;

PULLOUT TESTS; RUBBER SAND; SHEAR TESTING;

GEOTEXTILES;

FILL; GEOSYNTHETIC; TYRE;

GEOTEXTILES; TESTING, PULL-OUT; TESTING, SHEAR;

EID: 0031429741     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.4.0108     Document Type: Article

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