Pressuremeter testing in weak rock and cemented sand

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 168-178

  Haberfield, C M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CONSOLIDATION; FRICTION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; ROCKS; SAND; SOIL TESTING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BEDDING PLANES; COHESIVE PROPERTIES; PRESSUREMETER TESTING ANALYSIS; SILTSTONE; WEAK ROCK;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

CEMENTED SAND; DRAINAGE; PRESSUREMETER TEST; WEAK ROCK;

EID: 0031194055     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/igeng.1997.29467     Document Type: Article

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