Stiffness of Toyoura sand from dilatometer tests

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 836-846

  Bellotti, Roberto ^a   Benoît, Jean ^b   Fretti, Carmelo ^c   Jamiolkowski, Michele ^d  

^a ENEL   (Italy)

^b Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^c ISMES Istituto Sperimentale Modelli e Strutture   (Italy)

^d POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DILATOMETERS; ELASTIC MODULI; SOIL TESTING; STIFFNESS; STRESSES;

ELASTIC DEFORMATION;

SAND;

DENSITY; DILATOMETER TEST; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; SAND; STIFFNESS; STRESS HISTORY;

EID: 0031233874     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1997)123:9(836)     Document Type: Article

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