Abstract: This paper describes the performance of geosynthetic-reinforced asphalt pavement under monotonic, cyclic, and dynamic loading conditions. The study differed from current practice where geosynthetics are typically used as ...

Abstract: Several modular-block reinforced-soil retaining walls failed during the 1999 Ji-Ji (Chi-chi) earthquake of Taiwan. Similar walls showed distress during the 1994 Northridge, Calif., earthquake. The instability or failure ...

Abstract: A set of equations are formulated to determine the seismic stability and permanent displacement of cover soil in a solid-waste containment system. The formulation considers a two-part wedge mechanism with the soil-geosynthetic ...

Abstract: Considering that most geosynthetic-reinforced soil structures (GRS) are backfilled with well-compacted granular soils exhibiting evident strain-softening, it is expected that the mobilized soil strength beyond the peak ...

Abstract: Many geotechnical applications are becoming more sophisticated and solutions derived from simplistic procedure are no longer reasonable or solutions do not exist. This paper describes two-dimensional finite element studies ...

Abstract: Natural soil deposits and man-made earth structures exhibit complicated engineering behavior that is influenced by factors such as the stress level and drainage conditions. The stress conditions within a soil structure ...

Abstract: The static and dynamic behaviors of reinforced soil structures are possibly subjected to the effects of creep or stress relaxation due to the time-dependent behavior of geosynthetic inclusions and backfill. To simulate the ...

Abstract: Based on the critical state concept and with the use of a state parameter, a unified generalized plasticity model is proposed for sand. The model uses a nonlinear critical state line. The plastic modulus, loading vectors ...