Numerical analysis of reinforced wall using rubber tire chips-sand mixtures as backfill material

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-114

  Youwai, Sompote ^a   Bergado, Dennes T ^b  

^a KingMongkut'sUnivofTechnolThonburi ^*  (Thailand)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Numerical; Reinforced wall; Rubber tire chips

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STRAIN; STRESSES; TIRES; WASTE UTILIZATION;

LIGHTWEIGHT BACKFILL MATERIALS;

MIXTURES;

BACKFILL; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; FLAC; RECYCLING; TIRE; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 1842473092     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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