Review of wetting-induced collapse in compacted soil

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 1992, Pages 1376-1394

  Lawton, Evert C ^a   Fragaszy, Richard J ^b   Hetherington, Mark D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Hetherington Engrg ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPACTION; EMBANKMENT DAMS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; LAND FILL; LANDSLIDES; MOISTURE; SOILS; STABILITY; SUBSIDENCE;

COMPACTED LAND FILL COLLAPSE; DEEP COMPACTED HIGHWAY EMBANKMENT; LAND FILL SLOPE FAILURE; THICK COMPACTED LAND FILL; WETTING-INDUCES SOIL COLLAPSE;

EMBANKMENTS;

EID: 0026923261     PISSN: 0733-9410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9410(1992)118:9(1376)     Document Type: Article

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