Testing biaxial geogrids for specification and design purposes

Geosynthetics Research and Development in Progress

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  McGown, A ^a   Kupec, J ^a   Heerten, G ^b   Von Maubeuge, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Naue Fasertechnik GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIAXIAL GEOGRIDS; BIAXIAL TESTING; ORTHOGONAL DIRECTIONS; SPECIFICATION AND DESIGNS; STANDARD TEST PROCEDURES; TESTING TECHNIQUE; UNIAXIAL TESTING;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; STRAIN; TENSILE TESTING; TESTING;

LOAD TESTING;

EID: 84892905943     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40782(161)21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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