Integrated Shear and Flow Parameter Measurement

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 296-303

  Zhang, Ming ^a   Esaki, Tetsuro ^b   Olsen, Harold W ^c   Mitani, Yasuhiro ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^d SHIMIZU CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bentonite sand mixture; Flow pump; Permeability; Shear strain; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002809673     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj19970005     Document Type: Article

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