A simplified extension of the conventional theory of arching in soils

International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-359

  Shukla, Sanjay Kumar ^a,b,c   Gaurav, ^d   Sivakugan, Nagaratnam ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arching; Buried structures; Slip surface; Soil structure interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953991617     PISSN: 19386362     EISSN: 19397879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3328/IJGE.2009.03.03.353-359     Document Type: Article

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