Simplified Seepage Consolidation Test for Soft Sediments

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 235-244

  Sridharan, A ^a   Prakash, K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b SRI JAYACHAMARAJENDRA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Clays; Consolidation; Laboratory tests; Permeability; Reclamation; Sedimentation; Seepage

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPRESSIBILITY; LAND RECLAMATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; SEEPAGE; TESTING;

CONSOLIDATION TESTS; EFFECTIVE STRESS; LABORATORY TEST; OEDOMETER TESTS; PERMEABILITY CHARACTERISTICS; SEEPAGE FORCES; SOFT SEDIMENTS; TESTING PROCEDURE;

CONSOLIDATION;

EID: 0012380965     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11114j     Document Type: Article

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