Geotextile Encased Columns (GEC): Load capacity, geotextile selection and pre-design graphs

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 130-142, 2005, Pages 497-510

  Alexiew, Dimiter ^a   Brokemper, Daniel ^a   Lothspeich, Steve ^b  

^a HUESKER Synthetic GmbH   (Germany)

^b Huesker Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CREEP; DRAINAGE; EMBANKMENTS; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOILS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

GEOTEXTILE ENCASED COLUMNS (GEC); LOAD CAPACITY; PRE-DESIGN GRAPHS; SOFT SUBSOILS;

GEOTEXTILES;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CREEP; DRAINAGE; GEOTEXTILES; LOADS; SOIL;

EID: 17044378129     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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