Effects of Non-Plastic Fines on Minimum and Maximum Void Ratios of Sand

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 336-347

  Lade, Poul V ^a   Liggio Jr , Carl D ^a   Yamamuro, Jerry A ^b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Fines content; Laboratory test; Liquefaction; Relative density; Sands; Size distribution; Void ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005194452     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11373j     Document Type: Article

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