The assessment of the collapse potential of fills and its significance for building on fill

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-28

  Charles, J A ^a  

^a Building Research Establishment   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAPSE COMPRESSION; FILL;

BOREHOLES; COMPACTION; GROUNDWATER; IN SITU PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; INFILTRATION; MOISTURE; SURFACE WATERS; WATER LEVELS;

BOREHOLE INFILTRATION TEST; FILL MATERIALS; GROUNDWATER LEVEL; IN SITU TESTING; MOISTURE CONTENT;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

EID: 0029668608     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/igeng.1996.28132     Document Type: Article

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