Static and seismic numerical modeling of geosynthetic-reinforced soil segmental bridge abutments

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 228-243

  Fakharian, K ^a   Attar, I H ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bridge abutment; Earthquake; Finite difference; Geosynthetics; Numerical modeling; Reinforcement; Retaining walls; Segmental face; Seismic analysis

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCEMENT; RETAINING WALLS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL LOADS; UNITED STATES;

NUMERICAL MODELING; SEGMENTAL FACE; SEISMIC ANALYSIS;

ABUTMENTS (BRIDGE);

BRIDGE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEOSYNTHETICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RETAINING WALL; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHAKING TABLE TEST; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

BRIDGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOGRID; GEOSYNTHETICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTIVE MODEL; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 34548385380     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 10726349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2007.14.4.228     Document Type: Article

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