New Structure for Strengthening Soil Embankments

A new prestressed reinforcement device (PRD) consisting of two lateral pressure plates (LPPs) and a reinforcement bar is developed to strengthen soil embankments by improving the soil confining pressure and providing lateral constraint on embankment slopes. The reinforcement effects of PRDs were dem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fang Xu, Wuming Leng, Rusong Nie, Qishu Zhang, Qi Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4809034