A synthesis of case histories on GRS bridge-supporting structures with flexible facing

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 181-204

  Lee, Kevin Z Z ^a   Wu, Jonathan T H ^a  

^a The University of Colorado Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

Abutment; Bridge support; Case history; Geosynthetic reinforced soil; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOILS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GEOSYNTHEIC-REINFORCED SOIL (GRS); ROCK FACES;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

BRIDGE; GEOSYNTHETICS; REINFORCED EARTH; SUPPORT;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; GEOSYNTHETICS; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 2642513028     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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