Performance of different geosynthetic reinforcement materials in sand foundations

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-42

  Dash, S K ^a   Rajagopal, K ^b   Krishnaswamy, N R ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Geocells; Geosynthetics; Mesh reinforcement; Planar reinforcement; Sand Foundations; Soil reinforcement; Strip footing

Indexed keywords

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; REINFORCEMENT; SAND; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; SOILS; TENSILE TESTING;

GEOCELLS; GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCEMENT MATERIALS; MESH REINFORCEMENT; PLANAR REINFORCEMENT; SAND FOUNDATIONS; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STRIP FOOTING;

FOUNDATIONS;

GEOSYNTHETICS; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 31744437383     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 10726349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2004.11.1.35     Document Type: Article

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