Geological and geotechnical characteristics of some loess and loessic soils from China and Britain: A comparison

Engineering Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 2-4, 1988, Pages 135-175

  Derbyshire, E ^a   Mellors, T W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Brylls West End Waltham St Lawrence Reading Berks RG10 ONT Great Britain ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRICKEARTH; GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERISTIC; LOESS; LOESSIC SOIL;

CHINA, LOESS PLATEAU, GANSU, LANZHOU; CHINA, LOESS PLATEAU, NINGXIA; CHINA, LOESS PLATEAU, SHAANXI; CHINA, LOESS PLATEAU, SHANXI; UK, ENGLAND(SOUTHEAST);

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS - PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA; GEOLOGY - UNITED KINGDOM; MATERIALS TESTING - ANALYSIS;

GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS; LOESS; LOESSIC SOILS;

SOILS;

EID: 0024165472     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-7952(88)90024-5     Document Type: Article

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