Influence of reinforcement stiffness and compaction on the performance of four geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-59

  Bathurst, R J ^a   Nernheim, A ^b   Walters, D L ^d   Allen, T M ^c   Burgess, P ^d   Saunders, D D ^d  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Bilfinger Berger Ingenieurbau GmbH   (Germany)

^c WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Compaction; Geosynthetics; Physical modeling; Reinforced soil; Reinforcement stiffness; Walls; Welded wire mesh

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; MESH GENERATION; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STIFFNESS; WELDING; WIRE;

GEOSYNTHETICS; PHYSICAL MODEL; REINFORCED SOIL; REINFORCEMENT STIFFNESS; WALLS; WELDED-WIRE MESH;

REINFORCEMENT;

COMPACTION; CREEP; GEOSYNTHETICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL METHOD; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STIFFNESS; STRAIN ANALYSIS; WALL;

GEOGRID; POLYESTER; POLYMER PROPERTY; POLYPROPYLENE; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STIFFNESS; WALL COVERING;

EID: 62149143254     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 10726349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2009.16.1.43     Document Type: Article

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