The effect of interface properties on retaining wall behaviour

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1021-1033

  Day, R A ^a   Potts, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite element; Interface; Retaining wall

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STIFFNESS;

DILATATION PROPERTIES;

RETAINING WALLS;

EARTH PRESSURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUND MOVEMENT; INTERFACE; RETAINING WALL;

EID: 0032461148     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(199812)22:12<1021::AID-NAG953>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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