TECHNICAL NOTES
Jul 1, 1983
Reinforced Soil Beams
Authors: K. J. Gaind and A. N. R. CharAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 109, Issue 7
Abstract
A series of reinforced soil beams with varying reinforcements were tested to study the improvement in the flexural characteristics of soil beams. A small percentage of reinforcement in the form of metallic strips is observed to impart substantial improvement in the load carrying capacity and flexibility to the soil beams.
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Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 109 • Issue 7 • July 1983
Pages: 977 - 982
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K. J. Gaind
Formerly Postgraduate Student, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Indian Inst. of Tech., Kharagpur, India
A. N. R. Char
Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Indian Inst. of Tech., Kharagpur, India
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