A simple review of soil reinforcement by using natural and synthetic fibers

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 30, Issue , 2012, Pages 100-116

  Hejazi, Sayyed Mahdi ^a   Sheikhzadeh, Mohammad ^a   Abtahi, Sayyed Mahdi ^a   Zadhoush, Ali ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fiber; Reinforcement; Short fiber composite; Soil

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING CHARACTERISTICS; FIBER REINFORCED SOIL; PREDICTIVE MODELS; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; SCIENTIFIC DATA; SHORT FIBER; SHORT FIBER COMPOSITES; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT; SOILS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EID: 84855162452     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.11.045     Document Type: Review

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