Influence of soil strength on optimal embedment depth of geosynthetic reinforcement layer in granular-reinforced foundations

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1975, 2006, Pages 155-162

  Hatami, Kianoosh ^a   Raymond, Gerald P ^b  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; GRAVEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCEMENT; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BALLAST SYSTEMS; EMBEDMENT DEPTH; SOIL FRICTION ANGLE;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 33847317126     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1975-19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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