Slope Stability Analysis of Earthen Levee Strengthened by High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat under Hurricane Overtopping Flow Conditions

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 893-905

  Xu, Yingzi ^a   Li, Lin ^b   Amini, Farshad ^b  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jackson State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthen levee; High performance turf reinforcement mat; Hurricane; Overtopping flow conditions; Slope stability; Strength reduction method

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; FACTOR OF SAFETY; HIGH PERFORMANCE TURF REINFORCEMENT MAT; OVERTOPPING FLOW; SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS; STORM SURGES; STRENGTH REDUCTION METHOD; WAVE OVERTOPPINGS; WIND GENERATED WAVES;

FLOODS; HURRICANES; REINFORCEMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; SLOPE STABILITY; STORMS;

LEVEES;

GEOSYNTHETICS; HURRICANE; LANDSLIDE; LEVEE; OVERTOPPING; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SOIL STRENGTH; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STORM SURGE; WAVE ACTION;

EID: 84864297114     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-012-9511-8     Document Type: Article

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