dc.contributor.author	Klusman, Craig Raymond	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Plaut, Raymond H.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Cousins, Thomas E.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Holzer, Siegfried M.	en
dc.contributor.department	Civil Engineering	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T20:46:26Z	en
dc.date.adate	1998-07-10	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T20:46:26Z	en
dc.date.issued	1998-11-02	en
dc.date.rdate	1999-07-10	en
dc.date.sdate	1998-10-07	en
dc.description.abstract	Geosynthetic tubes filled with a slurry-mix are considered. The mix is usually dredged from a nearby area and pumped directly into the tubes. The tubes are used in a variety of applications including breakwaters, groins, and temporary levees. This thesis considers single and stacked geosynthetic tubes resting on rigid and deformable foundations. A two-dimensional analysis is performed on the cross-section of a very long tube. The program Mathematica is utilized for the analysis. A few assumptions are made regarding the general behavior of the tube. The tube is assumed to be an inextensible membrane with no bending stiffness. To allow for a closed-form integral solution, it is assumed that no friction exists between the tubes and at the foundation. A single tube, two stacked tubes, and a 2-1 formation are studied. Both rigid and deformable foundations are considered. The deformable foundation is modeled as a tensionless Winkler foundation with normal forces proportional to the downward deflection of the ground. An external water load on one side is also investigated for a single tube and a 2-1 formation, with rigid blocks to prevent the structure from sliding along the ground. Example cross-sectional profiles are given. Results from the analysis include structure height, circumferential tension, and ground deflections.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Science	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-100698-115701	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-100698-115701/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35316	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	AppendixA.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Abstract.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Acknowledgements.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	AppendixB.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Ch1.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Ch2.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Ch3.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Ch4.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Ch5.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Ch6.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	References.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	TableContents.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Title.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Vita.pdf	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	stacked tubes	en
dc.subject	two-dimensional analysis	en
dc.subject	slurry-mix	en
dc.subject	deformable foundation	en
dc.subject	Winkler foundation	en
dc.subject	geosynthetic tubes	en
dc.subject	geotextiles	en
dc.subject	levees	en
dc.subject	rigid foundation	en
dc.title	Two-Dimensional Analysis of Stacked Geosynthetic Tubes	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Civil Engineering	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science	en

Two-Dimensional Analysis of Stacked Geosynthetic Tubes

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