Influence of pressure, saturation, and temperature on the behaviour of unsaturated sand-bentonite

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 194-205

  Wiebe, Bradley ^a   Graham, James ^b   Tang, Gary Xiangmin ^b   Dixon, David ^c  

^a AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Sand bentonite; Stiffness; Strength; Structure; Suctions; Temperature; Unsaturated

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; COMPRESSION TESTING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SAND; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOIL MECHANICS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS;

SOIL TESTING;

CLAY; SAND; TRIAXIAL TEST; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 0032056288     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t97-093     Document Type: Article

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