A new working stress method for prediction of reinforcement loads in geosynthetic walls

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 976-994

  Allen, T M ^a   Bathurst, Richard J ^b   Holtz, Robert D ^c   Walters, D ^b   Lee, Wei F ^d  

^a State Materials Laboratory   (United States)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Taiwan Construction Research Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Design; Geosynthetics; K stiffness method; Loads; Reinforcement; Strains; Walls

Indexed keywords

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; REINFORCEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; STEEL; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BACKFILL SOILS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LOADING; REINFORCEMENT; RETAINING WALL; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038028230     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t03-051     Document Type: Article

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