... Kennedy in the USA to the construction of a 41 m high reinforced soil wall in South Africa. The use of vibro-compaction and vibro-replacement techniques has featured significantly, as has consolidation using vertical drains. The importance of observational techniques and their relationship to ground...

...P. G. Shotton © 1992 Thomas Telford Ltd 1992 construction diaphragm walls piles reinforced soil retaining walls Shotton, P. G. (1992). G&echnique 42, No. 1, 143-150 TECHNICAL NOTE Improved techniques for the construction of retaining walls and piles with particular reference to top...

... parameters. The optimum rib spacing is one which allows the maximum number of full passive zones to develop per length of reinforcement. For a rib height and width of 25mm, the optimum spacings were found to be 25 mm for loose and 33mm for dense Ottawa sands. KEYWORDS: reinforced soil; shear tests...

...C. C. Hird; I. C. Pyrah; D. Russell © 1990 Thomas Telford Ltd 1990 analysis bearing capacity finite elements footings foundations plasticity reinforced soil Hird, C. C., Pyrah, I. C., & Russell,D. (1990).G&technique40, No. 4, 633-640 TECHNICAL NOTE Finite element analysis...

...R. A. Jewell © 1990 Thomas Telford Ltd 1990 bearing capacity geotextile reinforced soil sands soil-structure interaction stress analysis Jewell,R. A. (1990). GCotechnique 40, No. 3,51%518 TECHNICAL NOTE Reinforcement bond capacity R. A. JEWELL* KEYWORDS: bearing capacity...

... grille. © 1989 Thomas Telford Ltd 1989 friction reinforced soil research sands ...

... Thomas Telford Ltd 1989 Case history deterioration field tests reinforced soil retaining walls Blight, G. E. & Djam, M. S. W. (1989).GCotechnique 39, No. 1,47-53 Deterioration of a wall complex constructed of reinforced earth G. E. BLIGHT* and M. S. W. DANE? A gravity separation plant...

... de cisaillement de la frottement. L'essai de cisaillement direct modifié est une bonne méthode pour mesurer les paramètres de résistance des liaisons. © 1987 Thomas Telford Ltd 1987 plasticity reinforced soil sands shear tests soil-structure interaction strains Jewell, R. A. & Wroth...

... de la dissipation de la pression interstitielle produisait un effet de renforcement qui Ctait tres superieur a la resistance intrinseque des colonnes elles-memes. KEYWORDS: centrifuge modelling; earthfill; reinforced soil; stability. construction; INTRODUCTION If stability requirements prevent...