Three-dimensional analysis of embankments on soft soils incorporating vertical drains by finite element method

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 665-676

  Borges, José Leitão ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Embankment; Finite element method; Soft soils; Three dimensional analysis; Vertical drains

Indexed keywords

EMBANKMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PORE PRESSURE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CRITICAL STATE MODELS; EQUILIBRIUM EQUATIONS; VERTICAL DRAINS;

SOILS;

CONSOLIDATION; EMBANKMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PORE PRESSURE; SOFT SOIL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 12444318549     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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