Required unfactored strength of geosynthetic in reinforced earth structures

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 281-289

  Leshchinsky, Dov ^a   Zhu, Fan ^b   Meehan, Christopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Geosynthetics; Limit equilibrium; Reinforced soil; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SLIP SURFACE; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; EARTH PRESSURE; FRICTIONAL STRENGTH; GEOSYNTHETICS; INTERNAL STABILITY; LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; LONG-TERM STRENGTH; REINFORCED EARTHS; REINFORCED SOIL SLOPES; REINFORCED WALLS; SEAMLESS INTEGRATION; SLIDING RESISTANCE; SLOPE ANGLES; STABILITY CHART; TOE RESISTANCE;

DESIGN; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FACINGS; IMPACT STRENGTH; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; REINFORCEMENT; RETAINING WALLS; SOILS;

SLOPE STABILITY;

BEARING CAPACITY; DESIGN; EARTH PRESSURE; GEOSYNTHETICS; REINFORCED EARTH; SLIDING; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 77953243249     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000209     Document Type: Article

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