Shear Deformation of Locked Sand in Triaxial Compression

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 158-170

  Wong, Ron C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer tomography scanning; Oil sand; Scanning electron microscopy imaging; Shear band

Indexed keywords

LOCKS (FASTENERS); OIL SANDS; SHEAR BANDS; TOMOGRAPHY;

ATHABASCA OIL SANDS; LOCKED SAND; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; POROSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SHEAR BANDING; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION; UNCEMENTED;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0013015548     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11040j     Document Type: Article

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