Bearing capacity of a geotextile-reinforced unpaved road as a function of deformation: A model study

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-17

  Som, N ^a   Sahu, R B ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Geotextile; Kaolinite subgrade; Model test; Unpaved road

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; GEOSYNTHETICS; REINFORCED EARTH; ROAD; SUBGRADE;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; GEOTEXTILE;

EID: 0033055124     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.6.0140     Document Type: Article

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