Analysis of cone pressuremeter tests in sands

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 623-632

  Yu, H S ^a,d   Schnaid, F ^b,d   Collins, I F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d ASCE ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONE TIP RESISTANCE; DATA INTERPRETATION; PRESSUREMETER TEST; SAND;

EID: 0030420143     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)0733-9410(1996)122:8(623)     Document Type: Article

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