A ring-shear device for the study of till deformation: Tests on tills with contrasting clay contents

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1057-1066

  Iverson, Neal R ^a   Baker, Robert W ^a,b   Hooyer, Thomas S ^a  

^a 4 174 EE CSCI Building   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ICE SHEET; SUBGLACIAL SEDIMENT; TILL;

EID: 0031417108     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(97)00036-X     Document Type: Article

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