Numerical and model studies of strip footing supported by a reinforced granular fill - soft soil system

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 793-806

  Lee, K M ^a   Manjunath, V R ^a   Dewaikar, D M ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Bearing capacity; Clays; Finite elements; Footing; Geotextiles; Granular fill; Model tests

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATIONS; GEOTEXTILES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCEMENT; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES;

GRANULAR FILL; STRIP FOOTING;

CLAY;

BEARING CAPACITY; FILL; FOOTING; GEOSYNTHETICS; REINFORCED EARTH; SOFT SOIL;

EID: 0033490294     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t99-053     Document Type: Article

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