Geosynthetic-encased stone columns: Numerical evaluation

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 349-358

  Murugesan, S ^a   Rajagopal, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Geosynthetic encasement; Granular pile; Hyperbolic non linear elastic; Soft soil; Stone column

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

GEOSYNTHETIC ENCASEMENT; GEOSYNTHETIC-ENCASED STONE COLUMNS; GRANULAR PILE; HYPERBOLIC NON-LINEAR ELASTIC; LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY; SOFT SOIL;

PILE FOUNDATIONS;

COLUMN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOSYNTHETICS; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; PILE; SOFT SOIL; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH; STRESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BUILDING MATERIAL; GEOSYNTHETICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STRESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750290156     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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