Centrifugal and Numerical Modeling of a Reinforced Lime-Stabilized Soil Embankment on Soft Clay with Wick Drains

International Journal of Geomechanics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 167-173

  Chen, Jian Feng ^a   Yu, Song Bo ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Centrifuge models; Clays; Drainage; Embankments; Numerical models; Soft soils

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGES; CLAY; DRAINAGE; EMBANKMENTS; LIME; REINFORCEMENT; SOFTWARE TESTING; SOILS;

CENTRIFUGE MODELS; CENTRIFUGE TESTS; DEGREE OF CONSOLIDATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT PROGRAMS; LIME STABILIZED SOILS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; REINFORCED EMBANKMENTS; SOFT SOILS;

NUMERICAL MODELS;

CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; CONSOLIDATION; DRAINAGE; EMBANKMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLAXIS; SOFT CLAY; SOFT SOIL;

EID: 79959323195     PISSN: 15323641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000045     Document Type: Article

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