Limit equilibrium method back analyses of geotextile-reinforced embankments on soft Bangkok clay - A case study

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 217-245

  Bergado, D T ^a   Lorenzo, G A ^a   Long, P V ^b  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b Hydraulic Eng Consultants No 2 ^*  (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Critical strain; Geotextile; Inclination factor; Localized strain; Soft ground

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOTEXTILES; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM METHOD (LEM);

EMBANKMENT DAMS;

BACK ANALYSIS; EMBANKMENT; FAILURE MECHANISM; GEOTEXTILE; REINFORCED EARTH; SOFT CLAY; STRAIN; STRESS;

GEOTEXTILE; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STRAIN; STRESS;

EID: 0036997373     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.9.0216     Document Type: Article

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