Engineering geological characterization and evaluation of liquefaction susceptibility of foundation soils at a Dam Site, Southwest Turkey

Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 389-409

  Tosun, Hasan ^a   Ulusay, Resat ^b  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dam Site; Liquefaction; Soil Mechanics; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

DAM; GEOLOGY; LIQUEFACTION; SOIL;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; EMBANKMENT DAM; FOUNDATION; LIQUEFACTION; SITE INVESTIGATION; SOIL DYNAMICS;

TURKEY, OSMANKALFALAR DAM;

EID: 0031404575     PISSN: 10787275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gseegeosci.iii.3.389     Document Type: Article

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