Numerical analysis for mechanisms of a geocell-reinforced base under a vertical load

Geosynthetics in Civil and Environmental Engineering - Geosynthetics Asia 2008: Proceedings of the 4th Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 741-746

  Han, J ^a   Yang, X M ^a   Leshchinsky, D ^b   Parsons, R L ^a   Rosen, A ^c  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c PRS Mediterranean Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Base; Geocell; Numerical analysis; Subgrade

Indexed keywords

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; GRAVEL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRESS;

BASE; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; GEOCELLS; MECHANISTIC ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; REINFORCED FOUNDATION; SUBGRADE; VERTICAL LOAD;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 84961310339     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-69313-0_135     Document Type: Conference Paper

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