Centrifuge modeling of geotextile-reinforced slopes subjected to differential settlements

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-88

  Viswanadham, B V S ^a   Konig D ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b Institute for Soil Mechanics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Centrifuge modeling; Differential settlements; Geosynthetics; Image analysis; Reinforced slope

Indexed keywords

ABUTMENTS (BRIDGE); CENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOTEXTILES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SHAFT DISPLACEMENT; SOILS;

BRIDGE ABUTMENTS; CENTRIFUGE MODEL TESTS; CENTRIFUGE MODELING; CENTRIFUGE TESTS; DEFORMATION BEHAVIOURS; DIFFERENTIAL SETTLEMENTS; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; DISPLACEMENT VECTORS; GEO-SYNTHETIC REINFORCED SOILS; GEOSYNTHETIC; GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTECHNICAL CENTRIFUGES; GEOTEXTILE-REINFORCED SOILS; REINFORCED SANDS; REINFORCED SLOPE; REINFORCED SOIL STRUCTURES; REINFORCEMENT LAYERS; REINFORCEMENT STRAINS; SPECIAL DEVICES; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; STRAIN RESULTS; WRAP-AROUND TECHNIQUES;

REINFORCEMENT;

BRIDGE; CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; DEFORMATION; FOUNDATION; GEOTEXTILE; GROUND SETTLEMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REINFORCED EARTH; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SLOPE FAILURE; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STABILITY ANALYSIS; SUPPORT STRUCTURE; VECTOR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOSYNTHETICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STABILITY;

EID: 60449093959     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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