Effect of wall facing on the seismic stability of geosynthetic-reinforced retaining walls

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 41-53

  Ismeik, M ^a   Guler, E ^b  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; CORRELATION METHODS; DYNAMIC LOADS; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOTEXTILES; REINFORCEMENT; RETAINING WALLS; STABILITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCEMENT; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; SEISMIC STABILITY ANALYSIS; TWO WEDGE FAILURE MECHANISM; WALL FACING EFFECT;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

GEOSYNTHETIC; RETAINING WALL; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 0031784225     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.5.0113     Document Type: Article

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