The influence of facing stiffness on the performance of two geosynthetic reinforced soil retaining walls

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1225-1237

  Bathurst, Richard J ^a   Vlachopoulos, Nicholas ^a   Walters, Dave L ^b   Burgess, Peter G ^c   Allen, Tony M ^d  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Alston Associates Inc   (Canada)

^c Army Support Unit   (Canada)

^d WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Geosynthetics; Reinforced soil; Retaining walls; Structural facings; Wrapped face

Indexed keywords

CREEP; FACINGS; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOILS; STABILIZATION; STIFFNESS;

FLEXIBLE WRAPPED FACE; REINFORCED SOIL WALLS; REINFORCEMENT LOAD; SIMPLIFIED METHOD; STIFF FACE;

RETAINING WALLS;

CREEP; FACINGS; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RETAINING WALLS; SOILS; STABILIZATION; STIFFNESS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CREEP; DESIGN METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RETAINING WALL; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34247244596     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T06-076     Document Type: Article

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