Evaluating the effects of the magnitude and amplification of pseudo-static acceleration on reinforced soil slopes and walls using the limit equilibrium Horizontal Slices Method

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-278

  Nouri, H ^a   Fakher, A ^a   Jones, C J F P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplification; Horizontal Slices Method; Limit equilibrium; Pseudo static analysis; Reinforced slopes; Walls

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; EARTHQUAKES; GEOMETRY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

HORIZONTAL SLICES METHOD; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM; REINFORCED SOIL SLOPES; REINFORCED SOIL WALLS; SEISMIC ACCELERATION;

SOILS;

AMPLIFICATION; LIMIT ANALYSIS; METHOD OF SLICES; REINFORCED EARTH; SLOPE STABILIZATION; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

REINFORCEMENT; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STRENGTH;

EID: 42949140274     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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