In situ soil flushing using prefabricated vertical drains

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-105

  Gabr, M A ^a   Bowders, J J ^b   Wang, J ^a   Quaranta, J ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant transport; Injection; Model; Prefabricated vertical drains; Retardation; Soil flushing; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; MODEL; SOIL FLUSHING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029731865     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-026     Document Type: Article

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