Behaviour of geogrid-reinforced load transfer platforms for embankment on rammed aggregate piers

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 141-153

  Abdullah, C Hassandi ^a   Edil, T B ^b  

^a Public Works Department ^*  (Malaysia)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Column supported embankment; Geogrid; Geopier; Geosynthetics; Instrumentation; Load transfer platform; Rammed aggregate pier; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; TENSILE STRAIN;

GEOGRID; GEOPIERS; LOAD TRANSFER PLATFORM; RAMMED AGGREGATE PIERS;

EMBANKMENTS;

AGGREGATE; EMBANKMENT; GEOSYNTHETICS; LOADING TEST; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIER; REINFORCED EARTH;

CONCRETE; GEOGRID; GEOSYNTHETICS; INSTRUMENT; LOADING (TESTING); SOIL BURIAL TEST; STRAIN; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 34249951246     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 10726349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2007.14.3.141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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