Effect of fiber reinforcement on the isotropic compression behavior of a sand

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1434-1436

  Consoli, Noli Cesar ^a   Casagrande, Michéle Dal Toé ^a   Coop, Matthew Richard ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Compression; Fiber reinforced materials; Sand

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPRESSION TESTING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; POLYPROPYLENES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSION TESTS; PLASTIC TENSILE DEFORMATIONS; POLYPROPYLENE FIBERS;

SAND;

COMPRESSION; REINFORCED EARTH; SAND; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 27744598877     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:11(1434)     Document Type: Article

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