Strain distribution within geosynthetic-reinforced slopes

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-45

  Zornberg, Jorge G ^a   Arriaga, Fabiana ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Geosynthetics; Slopes; Strain distribution

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING;

GEOSYNTHETIC-REINFORCED SLOPES;

SLOPE STABILITY;

GEOSYNTHETICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REINFORCED EARTH; SLOPE; STRAIN;

SIGMOIDEA;

CENTRIFUGE MODELING; DESIGN; GEOSYNTHETICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STRAIN;

EID: 0037239167     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2003)129:1(32)     Document Type: Article

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