An integrated limiting equilibrium approach for design of reinforced soil retaining structures: Part I-formulation

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 119-150

  Baker, R ^a   Klein, Y ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Integrated design procedure; Limiting equilibrium; Reinforced soil; Retaining structures

Indexed keywords

PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REINFORCEMENT; RETAINING WALLS; SHEAR STRESS; SOILS; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

REINFORCED SOIL RETAINING STRUCTURES; SOIL PRESSURES;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

DESIGN; GEOSYNTHETICS; LIMIT ANALYSIS; REINFORCED EARTH; RETAINING WALL;

EID: 1642529009     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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