Laboratory, in situ and full-scale load tests to assess flood embankment stability on peat

Geotechnique

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 309-326

  Zwanenburg, C ^a   Jardine, R J ^b  

^a DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embankment; Failure; Foundations; Full scale tests; Laboratory tests; Organic soils

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; EMBANKMENTS; FLOODS; FOUNDATIONS; LOAD TESTING; PEAT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT; CONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED SHEAR; FOUNDATION STABILITY; FULL SCALE TESTS; FULL-SCALE FIELD TESTS; LABORATORY TEST; ORGANIC SOIL; UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH;

TESTING;

BEARING CAPACITY; DISPLACEMENT; EMBANKMENT; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLOOD CONTROL; FOUNDATION; IN SITU TEST; LABORATORY METHOD; LOADING TEST; ORGANIC SOIL; PEAT;

AMSTERDAM [NORTH HOLLAND]; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND;

EID: 84929081747     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.14.P.257     Document Type: Article

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