Evaluation of K-stiffness method for vertical geosynthetic reinforced granular soil walls in Japan

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 319-335

  Miyata, Yoshihisa ^a   Bathurst, Richard J ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

^b Department of Civil Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

AASHTO; Geosynthetics; Granular soils; K stiffness method; PWRC; Reinforced soil walls

Indexed keywords

FACINGS; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; SOILS; STIFFNESS;

AASHTO; GEOSYNTHETICS; GRANULAR SOILS; PWRC; REINFORCED SOIL WALL;

REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 55349086237     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.47.319     Document Type: Article

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