Limit loads on reinforced foundation soils

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 381-390

  Michalowski, Radoslaw L ^a  

^a Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearing capacity; Earth reinforcement; Footings; Foundations; Limit states; Unpaved roads

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; FRICTION; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; LOADS (FORCES); REINFORCEMENT; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SOILS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

REINFORCEMENT RUPTURE; STRIP FOOTING;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

BEARING CAPACITY; FOUNDATION; LIMIT ANALYSIS; LOADING; PAVEMENT; REINFORCED EARTH;

EID: 1842790674     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2004)130:4(381)     Document Type: Article

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