Combined effect of PVDs and reinforcement on embankments over rate-sensitive soils

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-249

  Rowe, R Kerry ^a   Taechakumthorn, C ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elasto viscoplastic; Numerical modeling; Prefabricated vertical drains; Rate sensitive clay; Reinforced embankment; Time dependent behavior

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; SOILS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; VISCOPLASTICITY;

ELASTO-VISCOPLASTIC CONSTITUTIVE MODEL; PREFABRICATED VERTICAL DRAINS; RATE-SENSITIVE SOILS; REINFORCED EMBANKMENT;

EMBANKMENTS;

DRAIN; ELASTOPLASTICITY; EMBANKMENT; GEOSYNTHETICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REINFORCED EARTH; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; VISCOPLASTICITY;

ELASTOPLASTICITY; GEOSYNTHETICS; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY;

EID: 42949138709     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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