Finite element analysis of an embankment on a soft estuarine deposit using an elastic- Viscoplastic soil model

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 357-368

  Kelln, Curtis ^a,d   Sharma, Jitendra ^b   Hughes, David ^a   Graham, James ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d GEO SLOPE International Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elastic viscoplastic; Finite element analysis; Geotextile; Prefabricated vertical drains; Stage constructed embankment

Indexed keywords

CENTERLINE; DEFORMATION RESPONSE; ELASTIC-VISCOPLASTIC; ESTUARINE DEPOSITS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOUNDATION SOILS; GEOTECHNICAL STRUCTURE; LABORATORY TEST; LATERAL DEFORMATION; MATERIAL CONSTANT; MONITORING LOCATIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; PREFABRICATED VERTICAL DRAINS; SOFT SOILS; SOIL MODEL; SURFACE SETTLEMENTS; TEMPORAL CHANGE;

DEFORMATION; DEPOSITS; DRAINAGE; EMBANKMENTS; ESTUARIES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOTEXTILES; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; REINFORCEMENT; SIMULATORS; SOILS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; EMBANKMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATION; LOADING; MODEL VALIDATION; MODELING; POREWATER; PRESSURE; REINFORCEMENT; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VISCOPLASTICITY;

EID: 67649214004     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T08-129     Document Type: Article

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