Constant volume ring shear apparatus

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-11

  Stark, Timothy D ^a   Contreras, Iván A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay shales; Residual strength; Ring shear tests; Slope stability; Soft clays; Torsion shear tests

Indexed keywords

CLAY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SHALE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TORSION TESTING;

CLAY SHALES; CONSTANT VOLUME RING SHEAR APPARATUS; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; RING SHEAR TESTS; TORSION SHEAR TESTS;

SOILS;

EID: 0030100343     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11402j     Document Type: Article

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