Simplified trial wedge method for soil nailed wall analysis

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-124

  Sheahan, Thomas C ^a   Ho, Carlton L ^b  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts Amherst   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth reinforcement; Field tests; Lateral stability; Limit analysis; Retaining walls; Soil nailing; Stability analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; QUAY WALLS; SLOPE STABILITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SURFACES;

WALL ANALYSIS;

SOIL TESTING;

LIMIT ANALYSIS; RETAINING WALL; SOIL NAILING; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037321240     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2003)129:2(117)     Document Type: Article

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