User's Manual for GeogridBridge 3. 0 : A Guide to the Load Displacement Compatibility Method (LDC) for Design of Column-Supported Embankments

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911016152503321
• Autore: P. McGuire Michael
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Reston : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , 2024; ©2024
• ISBN: 0-7844-8565-8; 0-7844-8564-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (81 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): G. HummelElise; M. HunsteinEric; A. SloanJoel
• Soggetti: Geotechnical engineering; Embankments
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Notation -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2: Spreadsheet -- 2.1 General -- 2.2 Units -- References -- Chapter 3: Inputs -- 3.1 Defining Profile and Stratigraphy -- 3.2 Material Properties for Soil Arching -- 3.2.1 Embankment Soil Properties -- 3.2.2 Mobilization of Arching -- 3.3 Material Properties for Negative Skin Friction -- 3.4 Material Properties for Compression; -- 3.4.1 Sands -- 3.4.2 Clays -- 3.4.2.1 Material Properties for Ultimate Consolidation Analysis -- 3.4.2.2 Properties for Time Rate of Consolidation Analysis -- 3.4.3 Columns -- 3.5 Stress Adjust -- 3.6 Loading Conditions -- 3.7 Column Geometry
• Sommario/riassunto: This book guides engineers on how to use the GeogridBridge 3.0 (GGB3) spreadsheet, which utilizes the Load Displacement Compatibility (LDC) method for the design of column-supported embankments (CSEs) and walks through two worked examples to illustrate the use of the spreadsheet.