Reinforced stone columns in weak deposits: Laboratory model study

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1154-1161

  Black, J A ^a   Sivakumar, V ^b   Madhav, M R ^c   Hamill, G A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Columns; Grouting; Laboratory tests; Reinforcement; Stones

Indexed keywords

GROUTING; LOAD TESTING; REINFORCEMENT; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES;

LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CHARACTERISTICS; REINFORCING STONE COLUMNS;

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL);

COLUMN; DISPLACEMENT; GROUTING; LABORATORY METHOD; LOADING TEST; REINFORCEMENT; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

CONCRETE; GEOLOGICAL MATERIAL; LOADING (TESTING); METAL; SOIL BURIAL TEST; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 34548186711     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2007)133:9(1154)     Document Type: Article

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