Uplift capacity of rapidly loaded strip anchors in uniform strength clay

Geotechnique

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 507-517

  Thorne, C P ^a   Wang, C X ^b   Carter, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anchors; Design; Failure; Numerical modelling and analysis; Plasticity; Pore pressures; Shear strength; Suction

Indexed keywords

CLAY; ESTIMATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

HORIZONTAL STRIP ANCHORS; LOADED STRIP ANCHORS; UPLIFT CAPACITY;

ANCHORS;

ANCHOR; DESIGN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE PRESSURE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL STABILIZATION;

EID: 7744224703     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2004.54.8.507     Document Type: Article

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