The Measurement of Stiffness Anisotropy in Clays with Bender Element Tests in the Triaxial Apparatus

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-10

  Jovicic V ^a   Coop, M R ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Clays; Dynamics; Elasticity; Fabric structure of soils; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002339230     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj10419j     Document Type: Article

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