An equivalent model and back-analysis technique for modelling in situ consolidation behavior of drainage-installed soft deposits

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-142

  Kim, Y T ^a   Lee, S R ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSOLIDATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PORE PRESSURE;

BACK-ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE; DRAINAGE INSTALLED SOFT DEPOSITS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE ABAQUS;

CLAY DEPOSITS;

BACK ANALYSIS; CLAY; CONSOLIDATION; IN SITU PROPERTIES; MODEL; SOFT CLAY;

EID: 0030773387     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-352x(96)00016-x     Document Type: Article

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