Stabilisation of vertical cut supporting a retaining wall using soil nailing: A case study

Ground Improvement

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-162

  Sivakumar Babu, G L ^a   Rao, R S ^a   Dasaka, S M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Facing element and strength reduction; Reinforced soil; Retaining wall; Soil nailing; Stabilisation

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EXCAVATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INVESTMENTS; SOILS;

FACING ELEMENT AND STRENGTH REDUCTION; REINFORCED SOILS; SERVICEABILITY REQUIREMENTS; VERTICAL CUT SUPPORTING;

RETAINING WALLS;

DRAINED TEST; EXCAVATION STRUCTURE; MASONRY; RESIDUAL SOIL; RETAINING WALL; SOIL NAILING; SOIL STABILIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34547231787     PISSN: 1365781X     EISSN: 17517621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/grim.2007.11.3.157     Document Type: Article

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