Backanalyses of geosynthetic reinforced embankments on soft soils

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 273-292

  Palmeira, Ennio M ^a   Pereira, Jose H F ^a   Da Silva, Antonio R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FOUNDATIONS; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT; SOILS;

GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCED EMBANKMENTS; SOFT SOILS; STABILITY ANALYSIS METHOD;

EMBANKMENTS;

EMBANKMENT; GEOSYNTHETICS; REINFORCED EARTH;

ANALYSIS; GEOSYNTHETICS; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 0032193969     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-1144(98)00014-4     Document Type: Article

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