Stress analysis on triangular-aperture geogrid-reinforced bases over weak subgrade under cyclic loading

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2204, 2011, Pages 83-91

  Qian, Yu ^a   Han, Jie ^b   Pokharel, Sanat ^b   Parsons, Robert ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC LOADS; DEFORMATION; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; REINFORCEMENT; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

BASE COURSE; BIAXIAL GEOGRIDS; DEFORMATION STRESS; GEOGRIDS; STRESSES ANALYSIS; STRESSES DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE-DEFORMATIONS; TRIANGULAR APERTURE; VERTICAL STRESS; WEAK SUBGRADES;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 79960751531     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2204-11     Document Type: Article

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