Granular pile anchor foundation (GPAF) system for improving the engineering behavior of expansive clay beds

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-287

  Phanikumar, B R ^a   Sharma, Radhey S ^b   Rao, Srirama ^c   Madhav, M R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Expansive clays; Granular pile anchor foundation (GPAF); Heave; Innovative foundations; Pull out load; Relative density

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PILES;

EXPANSIVE CLAY BEDS; GRANULAR PILE ANCHOR FOUNDATION SYSTEM;

CLAY;

EID: 2942589159     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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