A laboratory study of the strength of four stiff clays

Geotechnique

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 491-514

  Burland, J B ^a   Rampello, S ^b   Georgiannou, V N ^a   Calabresi, G ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clays; Compressibility; Fabric structure of soils; Laboratory tests; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPRESSIBILITY OF SOLIDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE PRESSURE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL TESTING;

OEDOMETER TEST; PARTICLE ORIENTATION; SHEARING RESISTANCE ANGLE; TRIAXIAL TEST;

SOIL MECHANICS;

CLAY; COMPRESSIBILITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030238322     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1996.46.3.491     Document Type: Article

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