Statistical relationships between piezocone measurements and stress history of clays

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 488-498

  Chen, B S Y ^a   Mayne, P W ^b  

^a Dames and Moore Inc   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone tip resistance; Overconsolidation ratio (OCR); Piezocone; Preconsolidation pressure; Statistical relationships; Stress history

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CONSOLIDATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORE PRESSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL TESTING; STATISTICS; STRESSES; YIELD STRESS;

ANALYTICAL CONE PENETRATION MODEL; CONE TIP RESISTANCE; OVERCONSOLIDATION RATIO; PIEZOCONE SOUNDINGS; PRECONSOLIDATION PRESSURE; STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIPS; STRESS HISTORY;

CLAY;

CLAY; CONE PENETRATION MODEL; PIEZOCONE; STRESS HISTORY;

EID: 0030158854     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-070     Document Type: Article

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