Effect of consolidation on strain localization of soft clays

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 311-339

  Sabatini, P J ^a   Finno, R J ^b  

^a GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPRESSION TESTING; CONSOLIDATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN;

SOFT CLAYS; STRAIN LOCALIZATION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

CONSOLIDATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SOFT CLAY; STRAIN;

EID: 0030442614     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0266-352X(95)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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