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by Jonathan T. H. Wu
Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Walls
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Preface
1 Stresses and Shear Strength of Soils
1.1 Stress at a Point
1.2 Concept of Effective Stress
1.3 Mohr–Coulomb Failure Criterion
1.4 Shear Strength Tests
1.5 Design Considerations
References
2 Lateral Earth Pressure and Rigid Earth Retaining Walls
2.1 At‐Rest Earth Pressure
2.2 Rankine Analysis
2.3 Coulomb Analysis
2.4 Rankine Analysis versus Coulomb Analysis
2.5 Additional Topics Regarding the Design of Rigid Retaining Walls
References
3 Reinforced Soil and Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Walls
3.1 Reinforced Soil and GRS
3.2 Field‐Scale Experiments of GRS
3.3 Reinforcing Mechanisms of GRS Walls
3.4 Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Walls
3.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Types of GRS Walls
References
4 Geosynthetics Reinforcement
4.1 Geosynthetics as Reinforcement
4.2 Mechanical and Hydraulic Properties of Geosynthetics
4.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of Geosynthetics as Reinforcement
References
5 Design of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Walls
5.1 Fundamental Design Concepts
5.2 Overview of Design Methods
5.3 Recent Advances in the Design of GRS Walls
5.4 The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Design Method
5.5 The AASHTO Allowable Stress Design (ASD) Method
5.6 The NCHRP Design Method for GRS Bridge Abutments
5.7 The GRS Non‐Load‐Bearing (GRS‐NLB) Walls Design Method
References
6 Construction of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Walls
6.1 Construction Procedure
6.2 General Construction Guidelines and Specifications
References
Index
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