Geosynthetic reinforced levee test section on soft normally consolidated clays

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 362-383

  Varuso, Richard J ^a   Grieshaber, John B ^a   Nataraj, Mysore S ^a  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Embankment; Geosynthetic; Reinforcement; Soft soil

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CONSOLIDATION; EMBANKMENTS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LEVEES; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS ANALYSIS;

GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCED LEVEE TESTS; GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCEMENT; SOFT FOUNDATIONS;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

GEOSYNTHETICS; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 16844365133     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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