Factors affecting the pullout behaviour of extruded geogrids embedded in a compacted granular soil

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 220-242

  Moraci, Nicola ^a   Recalcati, Piergiorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b TENAX SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confining stress; Dilatancy; Extensibility; Interface; Pullout; Structure

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; TENSILE TESTING; TRIBOLOGY;

EXTRUDED GEOGRIDS; FRICTION COEFFICIENT; GRANULAR COMPACTED SOILS; PULLOUT BEHAVIOUR; PULLOUT TESTS; SHEAR TESTS;

SOILS;

COMPACTED SEDIMENT; GRANULAR MEDIUM; PULLOUT TEST; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SOIL TEST;

FRICTION; GEOGRID; PRESSURE; REINFORCEMENT; SOIL BURIAL TEST; STRESS;

EID: 33745245071     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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