Intrinsic compression and swelling properties of a glacial till

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 3 Part 3, 1998, Pages 235-246

  Clarke, B G ^a   Chen, C C ^a   Aflaki, E ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL TILL; INTRINSIC COMPRESSION;

CLAY; COMPRESSIBILITY OF SOLIDS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; SAND; SAND CONSOLIDATION; SWELLING;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

COMPRESSION; ENGINEERING PROPERTIES; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; SWELLING; TILL;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0032143332     PISSN: 04812085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.QJEG.1998.031.P3.06     Document Type: Article

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