Critical parameters for specification of prefabricated vertical drains

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-64

  Rawes, B C ^a  

^a AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Geotextile; Hydraulic gradient; Laminar flow; Permability; Pore size; Prefabricated vertical drain; Test method

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDRAULICS; LAMINAR FLOW; POROSITY; SPECIFICATIONS;

HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; PREFABRICATED VERTICAL DRAINS (PVD);

GEOTEXTILES;

GEOTEXTILE; PERMEABILITY;

GEOTEXTILES, DRAINAGE; TESTING, DISCHARGE-CAPACITY;

EID: 0030738965     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.4.0088     Document Type: Article

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