Finite-element analysis of lateral pressures on rigid non-yielding retaining walls with EPS geofoam inclusion

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn 384, Issue 208 GSP, 2010, Pages 756-763

  Trandafir, Aurelian C ^a   Moyles, Jesse F ^a   Erickson, Benjamin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN CHARTS; ELASTOPLASTIC CONSTITUTIVE MODEL; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE-ELEMENT; GEOFOAMS; LATERAL PRESSURES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PANEL THICKNESS; PLASTIC STRAIN; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS;

COMPRESSION TESTING; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; PLASTICS; POLYSTYRENES; RETAINING WALLS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77958074908     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41128(384)76     Document Type: Conference Paper

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