Observed long-term performance of geosynthetic walls and implications for design

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 567-606

  Allen, T M ^a   Bathurst, R J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Creep; Deformation; Geosynthetic; Load; Reinforcement; Strain; Stress relaxation; Wall

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DEFORMATION; REINFORCEMENT; STRAIN; STRESS RELAXATION;

GEOSYNTHETIC-REINFORCED WALLS;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

GEOSYNTHETICS; LONG-TERM CHANGE; REINFORCED EARTH; WALL;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; GEOSYNTHETICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 0038037674     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.9.0228     Document Type: Article

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