Tire-reinforced earthfill. Part 1 : Construction of a test fill, performance, and retaining wall design

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-96

  Garga, Vinod K ^a,b   O'Shaughnessy, Vince ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Inter Tech Engineering Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construction; Earth reinforcement; Performance; Plate load test; Reinforced slopes; Retaining walls; Scrap tires

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; PERFORMANCE; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCEMENT; RETAINING WALLS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TIRES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

EARTH REINFORCEMENT; PLATE LOAD TEST; REINFORCED SLOPE; SCRAP TIRE;

LAND FILL;

FILL; RECYCLING; REINFORCED EARTH; RETAINING WALL; SLOPE STABILIZATION; TIRE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0034067733     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t99-084     Document Type: Article

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