Effects of viscous behavior of geosynthetic reinforcement and foundation soils on the performance of reinforced embankments

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 317-334

  Lunzhu Li, Allen ^a,b   Kerry Rowe, R ^c  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Creep; Geosynthetic reinforcement; Reinforced embankment; Soft soil; Stability; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

CANALS; CHEMICALS; CLAY DEPOSITS; CLAY MINERALS; CREEP; DEPOSITS; EMBANKMENTS; EQUIPMENT TESTING; FOUNDATIONS; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MULTITASKING; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; STANDARDS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN RATE; STRESSES; SYSTEM STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS;

COMBINED EFFECTS; CONSTRUCTION PERIODS; CREEP DEFORMATIONS; ELSEVIER (CO); EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION; FOUNDATION SOILS; GEOSYNTHETIC PRODUCTS; GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCEMENTS; LABORATORY TESTING; LIMIT STATES; REINFORCED EMBANKMENTS; REINFORCEMENT STIFFNESS; SHORT TERM STABILITY; SOFT CLAYS; STRAIN RATE (IGC:D7); STRESS CONDITIONS; TENSILE FORCES; VISCO-ELASTIC PROPERTIES; VISCO-PLASTIC; VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIORS;

REINFORCEMENT;

CREEP; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EMBANKMENT; FOUNDATION; GEOSYNTHETICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOFT SOIL; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

CLAY LINER; CREEP; GEOSYNTHETICS; REINFORCEMENT; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 46349096675     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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