Design and behaviour of a geosynthetic reinforced retaining wall and bridge abutment on a yielding foundation

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 234-260

  Skinner, Graeme D ^a   Rowe, R Kerry ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bridge abutment; Geosynthetic reinforcement; Numerical analysis; Soft foundation; Soil wall

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PILES; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCED SOIL WALL; PILE SUPPORTED ABUTMENTS; WALL AND BRIDGE ABUTMENTS;

ABUTMENTS (BRIDGE);

FOUNDATION; GEOSYNTHETICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RETAINING WALL; SOFT SOIL; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

GEOSYNTHETICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 14944357476     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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