Evaluation and control of collapsible soils

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 1491-1504

  Basma, Adnan A ^a   Tuncer, Erdil R ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; MOISTURE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; SOIL MECHANICS; STABILITY;

COLLAPSE POTENTIAL; COLLAPSE-PREDICTIVE MODELS; COLLAPSIBLE SOILS; OEDOMETER TESTS;

SOILS;

EID: 0026940665     PISSN: 0733-9410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9410(1992)118:10(1491)     Document Type: Article

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