A theoretical framework to analyse the behaviour of polymer geosynthetic reinforcement in temperature-accelerated creep tests

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-38

  Kongkitkul, Warat ^a   Tatsuoka, F ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Creep; Geosynthetics; Non linear three component model; Numerical simulation; Reinforcement; Stepped isothermal method; Time temperature superposition

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CREEP TESTING; DEFORMATION; LOAD TESTING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STRAIN RATE; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRAIN;

NON-LINEAR THREE-COMPONENT MODEL; STEPPED ISOTHERMAL METHOD; TIME-TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CREEP; ELASTOPLASTICITY; GEOSYNTHETICS; ISOTHERM; POLYMER; REINFORCEMENT; RUPTURE; STRAIN ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THEORETICAL STUDY; VISCOPLASTICITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CREEP; DEFORMATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; GEOSYNTHETICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN; STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE PROPERTY; TESTING;

EID: 33947397175     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 10726349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2007.14.1.23     Document Type: Article

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