The residual strength of geosynthetic reinforcement subjected to accelerated creep testing and simulated seismic events

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 155-169

  Jones, C J F P ^a   Clarke, D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerated testing; Earthquake loading; Geosynthetic reinforcement; Residual strength; Steeped isothermal method

Indexed keywords

CREEP TESTING; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; REINFORCEMENT; RESIDUAL STRESSES;

ACCELERATED TESTING; SEISMIC LOADING; SOIL REINFORCEMENTS; STEPPED ISOTHERMAL METHOD (SIM);

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

CREEP; DESIGN; GEOSYNTHETICS; REINFORCED EARTH; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SUBSIDENCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TESTING METHOD;

CREEP; DESIGN; GEOSYNTHETICS; LIFE PREDICTION; LOADING (TESTING); SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 33847651387     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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