Cumulative plastic deformation for fine-grained subgrade soils

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1006-1013

  Li, Dingqing ^a,b   Selig, Ernest T ^a,c  

^a ASCE ^*

^b Assn of Am Railroads   (United States)

^c University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RAILWAY TRACK; SUBGRADE;

EID: 0030417922     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)0733-9410(1996)122:12(1006)     Document Type: Article

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