Numerical simulation of the behavior of geocell reinforced sand in foundations

International Journal of Geomechanics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 143-152

  Latha, G Madhavi ^a   Dash, Sujit Kumar ^b   Rajagopal, K ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Footings; Foundations; Geogrids; Load bearing capacity; Model tests; Reinforcement; Sand

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATIONS; LOADS (FORCES); NUMERICAL MODELS; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRESS;

CONFINING PRESSURES; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FOOTINGS; GEOGRIDS; LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY; MODEL TESTS; STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS; TRI-AXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS;

SAND;

BEARING CAPACITY; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFINING PRESSURE; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOOTING; GEOSYNTHETICS; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; REINFORCED EARTH; SAND; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 68049107298     PISSN: 15323641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1532-3641(2009)9:4(143)     Document Type: Article

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