Deformation and failure modes of drystone retaining walls

Geotechnique

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 435-446

  Powrie, W ^a   Harkness, R M ^c   Zhang, X ^a   Bush, D I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HIGHWAYS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Numerical modelling and analysis; Retaining walls; Soils structure interaction

Indexed keywords

DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DETERIORATION; SOILS; STIFFNESS; WEATHERING;

DRYSTONE;

DEFORMATION;

DEFORMATION; MASONRY; RETAINING WALL; TOPPLING;

EID: 0036698049     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2002.52.6.435     Document Type: Article

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