Numerical analysis of foundation columns to support widening of embankments

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 435-448

  Han, Jie ^a   Oztoprak, Sadik ^b   Parsons, Robert L ^a   Huang, Jie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Column; Deformation; Embankment; Numerical analysis; Stress; Widening

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DEFORMATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FOUNDATIONS; PAVEMENTS; STRESSES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

DIFFERENTIAL SETTLEMENT; FOUNDATION COLUMNS; PAVEMENT DISTRESS; STONE COLUMNS; VIBRO-CONCRETE COLUMNS;

EMBANKMENTS;

COLUMN; CONSOLIDATION; DEFORMATION; EMBANKMENT; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FOUNDATION; GROUND SETTLEMENT; PAVEMENT; SOFTWARE; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STRESS;

EID: 36448992680     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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