Performance Evaluation of LDTs for Use in Triaxial Tests

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-167

  Hoque, Eqramul ^a,b   Sato, Takeshi ^c   Tatsuoka, Fumio ^b  

^a BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Components; LDT; Manufacture; Resolution; Small strain; Submersibility; Workability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000364293     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj10735j     Document Type: Article

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