Earth pressures on unyielding retaining walls of narrow backfill width

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1220-1230

  Take, W A ^a   Valsangkar, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centrifuge modelling; Earth pressures; Fascia retaining walls; Pressure cells; Silos

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CENTRIFUGES; DIAPHRAGMS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

BACKFILLS;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ARCHING; BACKFILL; CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; EARTH PRESSURE; RETAINING WALL;

EID: 0035544787     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cgj-38-6-1220     Document Type: Article

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