Simulating the behavior of GRS bridge abutments

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1229-1240

  Helwany, Sam M B ^a   Wu, Jonathan T H ^b   Kitsabunnarat, Akadet ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b The University of Colorado Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge abutments; Finite elements; Geosynthetics; Parameters; Retaining walls; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ABUTMENTS (BRIDGE); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; RETAINING WALLS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

GEOSYNTHETIC-REINFORCED SOIL; LOADING TEST;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BRIDGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOSYNTHETICS; LOADING; LOADING TEST; RETAINING WALL; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

BRIDGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOSYNTHETICS; LOADING (TESTING); SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 34648841092     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2007)133:10(1229)     Document Type: Article

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