Analysis and design of retaining wall having reinforced cohesive frictional backfill

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 499-522

  Mittal, Satyendra ^a   Garg, K G ^b   Saran, Swami ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cohesive frictional soil; Geogrid; Inclined backface; Retaining wall; Uniform surcharge

Indexed keywords

REINFORCED CONCRETE; RETAINING WALLS; SOIL MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

COHESIVE-FRICTIONAL SOIL; GEOGRID; INCLINED BACKFACE; UNIFORM SURCHARGE;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

BACKFILL; COHESIVE SOIL; DESIGN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; RETAINING WALL; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745597600     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-004-5153-9     Document Type: Article

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