Performance of a two-tier geosynthetic reinforced segmental retaining wall under a surcharge load: Full-scale load test and 3D finite element analysis

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 460-472

  Yoo, Chungsik ^a   Kim, Sun Bin ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bridge abutment; Geogrid; Reinforced soil wall; Segmental retaining wall; Surcharge load; Tiered wall

Indexed keywords

ABUTMENTS (BRIDGE); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORECASTING; REINFORCEMENT; RETAINING WALLS; SPOT WELDING; TESTING;

BRIDGE ABUTMENT; GEOGRID; REINFORCED SOIL WALL; SEGMENTAL RETAINING WALL; SURCHARGE LOAD; TIERED WALL;

LOADS (FORCES);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOSYNTHETICS; LOADING TEST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETAINING WALL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOSYNTHETICS; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; TESTING;

EID: 56049106123     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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