Finite element analysis of reinforced embankment foundation

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-114

  Varadarajan, A ^a   Sharma, K G ^a   Aly, M A A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Coupled analysis; Elastoplastic; Finite element; Reinforced embankment foundation

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DRAINAGE; ELASTOPLASTICITY; EMBANKMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

REINFORCED-EMBANKMENT FOUNDATIONS;

FOUNDATIONS;

ELASTOPLASTICITY; EMBANKMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATION; REINFORCED EARTH; SOFT CLAY;

EID: 0033081303     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(199902)23:2<103::AID-NAG959>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. R. K. Rowe, 'Reinforced embankments: analysis and design', J. Geot. Eng. Div. ASCE, 110(GT2), 231-2246 (1984).
2. R. K. Rowe and K. L. Soderman, 'An approximate method for estimating the stability of geotextile-reinforced embankments', Canadian Geot. J., 22(3), 392-398 (1985).
3. R. K. Rowe and K. L. Soderman, 'Reinforcement of embankments on soils whose strength increases with depth', Proc. Geosynthetics Conf., New Orleans, USA, 1987, pp. 266-277.
4. R. K. Rowe and K. L. Soderman, 'Stabilisation of very soft soils using high strength geosynthetics: the role of finite element analysis', Geotextiles, Geomembranes, 6(1), 53-80 (1987b).
5. C. C. Hird and C. M. Kwok, 'Finite element studies of interface behaviour of reinforced embankment on soft ground', Comput. Goetechnics, 8(2), 111-131 (1989).
6. C. C. Hird, I. C. Pyrah and D. Russel, 'Finite element analysis of the collapse of reinforced embankments on soft ground', Geotechnique, 40(4), 633-640 (1990).
7. T. H. J. Wu, B. D. Siel, N. N. S. Chou and H. B. Helwany, 'The effectiveness of geosynthetic reinforced embankments constructed over weak foundations', Geotextiles Geomembranes, 11(2), 133-150 (1992).
8. M. Tavassoli and R. M. Bakeer, 'Finite element study of geotextile reinforced embankments', Proc. 13th ICSMFE, Vol. 4, New Delhi, 1994, pp. 1385-1388.
9. O. C. Zienkiewicz and I. C. Cormeau, 'Viscoplasticity, plasticity and creep in elastic solids: a uniform numerical solution approach', Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng., 8, 821-845 (1974).
10. M. A. A. Aly, 'Some aspects of the behaviour of reinforced highway embankments on soft clay', Ph.D. Thesis, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, 1995, submitted.
11. K. H. Roscoe and J. B. Burland, 'On the generalised stress-strain behaviour of wet clays', In J. Heyman and F. A. Leckie, (eds), Engineering Plasticity, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1968, pp. 535-609.
12. N. Janbu, 'Soil compressibility as determined by oedometer and triaxial tests', Proc. Eur. Conf. Soil Mech. Found. Engng., Vol. 1, 1963, 19-25.
13. R. K. Sandhu and E. L. Wilson, 'Finite element analysis of seepage in elastic media', J. Engng. Mech. Div. ASCE, 95(EM3), 641-652 (1969).
14. O. C. Zienkiewicz and C. Humpheson, 'Viscoplasticity: a generalised model for description of soil behaviour', In C. S. Desai and J. T. Christian (eds), Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1977, pp. 116-147.