Predictions of the coefficient of consolidation from piezocone tests

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 315-327

  Schnaid, F ^a   Sills, G C ^b   Soares, J M ^a   Nyirenda, Z ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coefficient of consolidation; In situ; Piezocone tests

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

CONSOLIDATION COEFFICIENT; PIEZOCONE TESTS;

SOIL TESTING;

CONSOLIDATION COEFFICIENT; IN SITU TESTING; PIEZOCONE TEST;

EID: 0031126765     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-112     Document Type: Article

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