Performance of instrumented large-scale unreinforced embankments loaded by a strip footing to failure

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1067-1083

  Bathurst, Richard J ^a   Blatz, James A ^a   Burger, Martin H ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Experimental; Geosynthesis; Large scale; Reinforced embankments; Strip footing

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYPROPYLENES; SOILS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

REINFORCED SOIL EMBANKMENTS; STRIP FOOTINGS;

EMBANKMENTS;

EMBANKMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOSYNTHETICS; LOADING TEST; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REINFORCED EARTH;

GEOGRID; GEOSYNTHETICS; LOADING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYETHYLENE; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 0442296429     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t03-052     Document Type: Article

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