Estimation of total settlement of embankments by field measurements

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 834-841

  Matyas, Elmer L ^a   Rothenburg, Leo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asaoka method; Coefficient of consolidation; Field measurements; Hyperbolic method; Primary and secondary compressibility

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPACTION; COMPRESSIBILITY OF SOLIDS; CONSOLIDATION; CURVE FITTING; EMBANKMENTS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

ASAOKA METHOD; COEFFICIENT OF CONSOLIDATION; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; HYPERBOLIC METHOD;

SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES;

CLAY; COMPRESSION; CONSOLIDATION; EMBANKMENT; SETTLEMENT;

EID: 0030266310     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-110-330     Document Type: Article

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