Centrifuge modelling of sand compaction piles in soft clay under embankment load

Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 6th ICPMG'06 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics

Volumn 1-2, Issue , 2006, Pages 603-608

  Weber, T M ^a   Laue, J ^a   Springman, S M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGE MODELLING; DESIGN PROCEDURE; EMBANKMENT LOADS; EMPIRICAL CALCULATIONS; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; PILE CONSTRUCTION; PLANE STRAIN CONDITION; REINFORCED EMBANKMENTS; SAND COMPACTION PILE; SAND PILES; SOFT CLAY LAYER; SOFT CLAYS; SOFT SUBSOIL; STRESS STATE; TEST DATA;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGES; COMPACTION; EMBANKMENTS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; SAND; SOILS;

PILES;

EID: 57849115911     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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