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1 online resource (165 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the authors; List of symbols; List of figures and charts; List of tables; 1 Generalities; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 General principles; 1.3 Applications (Alexiew and Thomson, 2014); 1.4 Execution methods; 1.5 Material properties selection; 1.5.1 Soft soil; 1.5.2 Granular column material; 1.5.3 Geosynthetic encasement; 2 Design methods; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 Vertical design: "general principles"; 2.3 Vertical design: "analytical calculation"; 2.3.1 Equilibrium: "stresses and forces involved"; 2.3.2 Soil constrained modulus Eoed, s |
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2.3.3 Geosynthetic tensile force2.4 Vertical design: consolidation analysis; 2.5 Vertical design: column layout; 2.6 Alternative calculation methods; 2.7 Global stability: plane strain analysis; 2.8 Final comments; 2.8.1 Vertical and global designs; 2.8.2 Differential surface settlements; 2.8.3 Proposed steps for design; 3 Parameters used in pre-design charts and calculation examples; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Limit state design; 3.3 Material parameters; 3.4 Vertical design: charts utilization; 3.5 Calculation examples; 3.5.1 Example 1: embankment over GECs -- "vertical design." |
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3.5.2 Example 2: stability analysis of embankment on GECs -- "global design"3.5.3 Example 3: time-dependent settlement; 3.5.4 Example 4: lateral thrust on piles; 4 Instrumented embankments on GEC; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Test embankment at TKCSA, Itaguaí, Brazil, 2012; 4.2.1 Instrumentation and embankment construction; 4.2.2 Vertical and horizontal deformations; 4.2.3 Vertical stresses below the embankment; 4.2.4 Excess pore water pressure; 4.2.5 Geotextile expansion (column bulging); 4.3 Other case studies; 4.3.1 Railroad embankment at Waltershof, 1995 |
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4.3.2 Extension of Airbus site at "Mühlenberger Loch", Hamburg, 2000-20024.3.3 Railroad embankment Botnia line, Sweden, 2001-2002; 4.3.4 High-speed rail link Paris-Amsterdam, Westrik, Netherlands, 2002; 4.3.5 Bastions Vijfwal Houten, Netherlands, 2005; 4.3.6 Steel plant TKCSA, Itaguaí, Brazil, 2006-2010; 4.4 Final remarks; 5 Application of numerical analyses; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 2D axisymmetric analysis; 5.2.1 Settlement estimation; 5.2.2 Total vertical stresses; 5.2.3 Excess pore pressures; 5.2.4 Geotextile expansion (column bulging); 5.2.5 Influence of the column spacing |
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5.3 2D plane strain analysis5.3.1 Model configuration; 5.3.2 Settlement estimation; 5.3.3 Soil horizontal displacement; 5.3.4 Excess pore pressures; 5.3.5 Total vertical stresses; 5.3.6 Stability analysis of embankment; 5.4 3D strip analysis; 5.4.1 Settlements; 5.4.2 Total vertical stresses; 5.4.3 Soil horizontal displacement; 5.4.4 Tensile force in geogrid reinforcement; 5.5 Final remarks; Annex I; Annex II; References; Author index; Subject index |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Riccio, Mario
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Hosseinpour, Iman
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Alexiew, Dimiter
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| ISBN |
9781351709460 |
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1351709461 |
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