Numerical analysis of the breakwater construction of Sergipe Harbour, Brazil

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1018-1031

  Brugger, Paulo José ^a,d   De Souza de Almeida, Márcio ^b   Sandroni, Sandro Salvador ^b   Lacerda, Willy Alvarenga ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Geoprojetos Ltda   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clay; Consolidation; Embankment; Numerical analysis; Shear strain

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CONSOLIDATION; CREEP; EMBANKMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PORE PRESSURE; STRAIN; SURFACES;

BIOT CONSOLIDATION THEORY; BREAKWATER CONSTRUCTION; BREAKWATER TOE; CAM-CLAY MODEL; FREE DRAINING SURFACES; INCLINOMETER; PLANE STRAIN CONDITIONS; SHEAR STRAINS;

BREAKWATERS;

BREAKWATER; CAM-CLAY MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSOLIDATION; EMBANKMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0032323730     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-063     Document Type: Article

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