Large-scale model footing tests on geogrid-reinforced foundation and marginal embankment soils

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 413-423

  Abu Farsakh, Murad ^a,b   Chen, Qiming ^a   Sharma, Radhey ^b   Zhang, Xiong ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University   (United States)

^c University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearing capacity ratio; Geogrid; Large scale test; Reinforced soil foundation; Settlement reduction factor; Silty clay; Strain; Vertical stress

Indexed keywords

APPLIED LOADS; BEARING CAPACITY RATIO; CONCRETE MODELING; EMBANKMENT SOILS; FIELD TESTING; GEOGRID; GEOGRID REINFORCEMENTS; GEOGRIDS; LARGE-SCALE TEST; REINFORCED FOUNDATION; REINFORCED SOIL FOUNDATION; REINFORCEMENT LAYERS; SCALE MODELING; SETTLEMENT REDUCTION FACTOR; SILTY CLAY; STRAIN; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; TENSILE MODULUS; TEST RESULTS; VERTICAL SPACING; VERTICAL STRESS; VERTICAL STRESSES; BEARING CAPACITY RATIOS; LARGE SCALE TESTS; LARGE-SCALE MODELING; SETTLEMENT REDUCTION FACTORS; SILTY-CLAY;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CLAY MINERALS; ELASTIC MODULI; EMBANKMENTS; FOUNDATIONS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SOILS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TESTING; BEARING CAPACITY; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; STRAIN;

REINFORCEMENT; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

BEARING CAPACITY; EMBANKMENT; FIELD METHOD; FOOTING; FOUNDATION; MODEL TEST; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SILTY CLAY; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; SPACING; STRAIN;

EID: 52949089045     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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