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Soil Reinforcing Mechanisms and Models

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Fundamentals of Fibre-Reinforced Soil Engineering

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The effect of fibre inclusions on strength and stiffness behaviours of soil is explained through the role of fibres as a reinforcement element. This chapter explains the basic soil reinforcing mechanisms and describes the models of fibre-reinforced soils for predicting their behaviour. Some numerical studies as reported in the literature are also summarised.

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  1. Discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia

    Sanjay Kumar Shukla

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Shukla, S.K. (2017). Soil Reinforcing Mechanisms and Models. In: Fundamentals of Fibre-Reinforced Soil Engineering. Developments in Geotechnical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3063-5_4

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