3D coupled mechanical and hydraulic modeling of a geosynthetic-reinforced deep mixed column-supported embankment

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 272-280

  Huang, Jie ^a   Han, Jie ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^b University of Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled modeling; Excess pore water pressure; Geosynthetic reinforced column supported embankment; Settlement; Tension; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

COUPLED MODELING; EXCESS PORE WATER PRESSURE; GEOSYNTHETIC-REINFORCED COLUMN-SUPPORTED EMBANKMENT; SETTLEMENT; TENSION;

CLAY MINERALS; EMBANKMENTS; GEOTEXTILES; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDRAULICS; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; REINFORCEMENT; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; WATER;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COLUMN; COULOMB CRITERION; EMBANKMENT; FLAC; GEOSYNTHETICS; MOHR THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTEXTILE; HYDRAULICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; SIMULATION; TENSION;

EID: 67349161078     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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