Numerical modelling of soil nails in loose fill slope under surcharge loading

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 837-850

  Zhou, Y D ^a   Cheuk, C Y ^a   Tham, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Field test; Finite element modelling; Loose fill slope; Soil nail

Indexed keywords

A PLANES; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BOND SLIPS; CONFINING STRESS; ELASTO-PLASTIC ANALYSIS; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; FIELD TEST; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; INTERFACIAL MODELS; INTERNAL DEFORMATIONS; LABORATORY TESTS; LOADING CONDITIONS; LOOSE FILL SLOPE; LOOSE-FILL MATERIALS; MOBILISATION; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; NAIL HEADS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PORE WATER DIFFUSIONS; SLOPE FACES; SOIL NAIL; SURCHARGE LOADINGS; SURCHARGE PRESSURES;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LOADING; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SLOPE STABILITY; SOILS; TESTING; WATER; WATER CONTENT;

SOIL TESTING;

BACK ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY CONDITION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL NAILING;

EID: 64849083667     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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