Investigation of retaining wall installation and performance using centrifuge modelling techniques

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 163-170

  Richards, D J ^a   Powrie, W ^a   Page, J R T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Guildford Chambers   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; MECHANICAL TESTING; MODEL STRUCTURES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CENTRIFUGE MODELING; DIAPHRAGM WALLS;

RETAINING WALLS;

CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TES; RETAINING WALL;

EID: 0032123051     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/igeng.1998.30472     Document Type: Article

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