The strength and dilatancy of sands

Geotechnique

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 65-78

  Bolton, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

friction; sands; shear tests; soil properties; statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS - PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

CONFINING PRESSURES; DILATANCY INDEX; SHEARING RESISTANCE;

SAND AND GRAVEL;

EID: 0022674149     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1986.36.1.65     Document Type: Article

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