Design curves for prefabricated vertical drains

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 755-759

  Yeung, Albert T ^a,b  

^a ASCE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; DESIGN; STRAIN; STRESSES;

DESIGN CURVES; DRAIN SPACING; PREFABRICATED VERTICAL DRAINS;

SOILS;

COMPRESSION; CONSOLIDATION; DRAIN; PRELOADING; SURCHARGING; VERTICAL;

EID: 0031215072     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1997)123:8(755)     Document Type: Article

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