Experimental and numerical study of soil-reinforcement effects on the low-strain stiffness and bearing capacity of shallow foundations

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-281

  Chung, Wilson ^a   Cascante, Giovanni ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bearing capacity; Low strain stiffness of foundations; Numerical simulations; Soil reinforcement

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; REINFORCEMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STIFFNESS;

REINFORCEMENT-FOUNDATION INTERACTION; SOIL-REINFORCEMENT; STRAIN STIFFNESS;

SOILS;

BEARING CAPACITY; FOOTING; FOUNDATION; NUMERICAL METHOD; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STIFFNESS; STRAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 34248156754     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-006-9109-0     Document Type: Article

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