Finite element analysis of geotextile-reinforced sand-bed subjected to strip loading

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-99

  Basudhar, P K ^a   Dixit, P M ^a   Gharpure, Ashish ^a   Deb, Kousik ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Geotextile; Reinforced soil; Settlement; Strip footings

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTEXTILES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCEMENT; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

REINFORCED SOIL; STRIP FOOTINGS;

SAND;

CALIBRATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOOTING; GEOTEXTILE; LOADING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; REINFORCED EARTH; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOTEXTILE; LOADING (TESTING); MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 36649003261     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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