A study of stress distribution in geogrid-reinforced sand

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 76, 1998, Pages 62-76

  Gabr, M A ^a   Dodson, Robert ^a   Collin, James G ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b The Collin Group Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; LOAD TESTING; SAND; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

BOUSSINESQ DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRIDS; WESTERGAARD DISTRIBUTION;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0032315711     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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