Modelling a geotextile-reinforced, brick-faced soil retaining wall

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 417-447

  Pinto, M I M ^a   Cousens, T W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brick faced; Geotextile; Physical modelling; Reinforced soil; Retaining wall

Indexed keywords

GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTEXTILE; REINFORCED EARTH; RETAINING WALL; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTEXTILE;

EID: 0033364202     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.6.0159     Document Type: Article

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