Tectonic shear zones in the London Clay Formation

Geotechnique

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-270

  Chandler, R J ^a   Willis, M R ^a   Hamilton, P S ^a   Andreou, I ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Clays; Fabric Structure of soils; Laboratory tests; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

CLAY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SHEAR STRENGTH; TECTONICS;

BEDDING PLANE SLIP;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FOLDING; LONDON CLAY; SHEAR ZONE; STRENGTH; TECTONIC FABRIC;

EID: 0032052040     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1998.48.2.257     Document Type: Article

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