Development of the K-stiffness method for geosynthetic reinforced soil walls constructed with c-π soils

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1391-1416

  Miyata, Yoshihisa ^a   Bathurst, Richard J ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cohesion; Design; Geosynthetics; K stiffness method; Reinforcement; Walls

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS; COHESION; GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCED SOIL WALLS; GEOSYNTHETICS; INTERNAL STABILITY; K-STIFFNESS METHOD; REINFORCEMENT LOADS; WALLS;

ADHESION; DESIGN; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; REINFORCEMENT; SOILS;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 52649126937     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T07-058     Document Type: Article

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