Case history of geosynthetic reinforced segmental retaining wall failure

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1538-1548

  Yoo, Chungsik ^a   Jung, Hye Young ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Geosynthetics; Infiltration; Limit equilibrium; Retaining walls; Slope stability; Soil stabilization; Sunction; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; HISTORY; INFILTRATION; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS;

SLOPE FAILURE; STRESS-PORE PRESSURE-COUPLED FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; WALL FAILURE;

RETAINING WALLS;

BACKFILL; DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOSYNTHETICS; INFILTRATION; REINFORCEMENT; RETAINING WALL; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL STABILIZATION; UNSATURATED FLOW;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

DESIGN; GEOSYNTHETICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 33751093758     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2006)132:12(1538)     Document Type: Article

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