Analysis of geocell reinforced-soil covers over large span conduits

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 205-219

  Bathurst, Richard J ^a   Knight, Mark A ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bridge; Geosynthetics; Reinforced earth

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCEMENT; STEEL BRIDGES; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

GEOCELLS; SOIL-CONDUIT SYSTEMS;

SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

BRIDGE; GEOSYNTHETICS; REINFORCED EARTH;

EID: 0032469826     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-352X(98)00008-1     Document Type: Article

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