Numerical studies of ring foundations on geogrid-reinforced sand

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 52-64

  Laman, M ^a   Yildiz, Azim ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Finite element modelling; Geogrid; Geosynthetics; Ring foundations; Shallow foundations

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAND;

GEOGRID; PLAXIS PACKAGE; RING FOUNDATIONS;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

BEARING CAPACITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATION; GEOSYNTHETICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLAXIS; REINFORCEMENT; TRIAXIAL TEST;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOGRID; GEOSYNTHETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 34249944408     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 10726349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2007.14.2.52     Document Type: Article

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