Influence of reinforcement parameters on the seismic response of reduced-scale reinforced soil retaining walls

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-49

  El Emam, Magdi M ^a   Bathurst, Richard J ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

1 g model; Geosynthetic; Reinforced soil; Retaining wall; Seismic; Shaking table

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCEMENT; RETAINING WALLS;

FOOTING LOADS; REINFORCED SOIL; SHAKING TABLE;

SOILS;

DESIGN; GEOSYNTHETICS; RETAINING WALL; RIGIDITY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHAKING TABLE TEST; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

NORTH AMERICA;

DESIGN; GEOSYNTHETICS; LOADING (TESTING); MODEL; SOIL BURIAL TEST; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 33846584681     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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