Lateral and axial deformation of PP, HDPE and PET geogrids under tensile load

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 205-222

  Shinoda, Masahiro ^a   Bathurst, Richard J ^b  

^a RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axial strains; Geogrids; Geosynthetics; Lateral strains; Stiffness; Tensile strength; Video extensometer

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYOLEFINS; POLYPROPYLENES; STRAIN;

GEORID PRODUCTS; IN-SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

DEFORMATION; GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTEXTILE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; GEOSYNTHETICS; TESTING;

EID: 2642549753     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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