Centrifugal and numerical modelling of reinforced embankments on soft clay installed with wick drains

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-44

  Sharma, J S ^a   Bolton, M D ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centrifuge modelling; Embankment; Finite element modelling; Geotextile reinforcement; Soft clay; Wick drains

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; DRAIN; EMBANKMENT; GEOTEXTILE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REINFORCED EARTH; SOFT CLAY;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; GEOTEXTILE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

WICK DRAINS;

CLAY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTEXTILES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCEMENT;

EMBANKMENTS;

EID: 0034744627     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-1144(00)00009-1     Document Type: Article

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