Shear strength of clay with rubber fiber inclusions

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 173-180

  Ozkul Z H ^a   Baykal, G ^b  

^a MACTEC Engineering and Consulting Inc   (United States)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clays; Geosynthetics; Reinforced soil; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

BUFFING; COMPACTION; DUCTILITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; INCLUSIONS; SHEAR STRENGTH; TIRES; TOUGHNESS;

DIRECT SHEAR TEST; DRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH; SHORT FIBERS; TIRE BUFFING INCLUSIONS;

CLAY;

CLAY; COMPACTION; DUCTILITY; GEOSYNTHETICS; KAOLINITE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR TEST; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

CRACKING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GEOSYNTHETICS; SHEAR PROPERTY; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTY; TESTING; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 33947387483     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 10726349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2006.13.5.173     Document Type: Article

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