Chamber studies of the effects of pressuremeter geometry on test results in sand

Geotechnique

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 621-636

  Ajalloeian, R ^a   Yu, H S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

In situ testing; Model tests; Sands; Shear strength; Site investigation

Indexed keywords

IN SITU TESTING;

GEOMETRY; IN SITU PROCESSING; PRESSURE GAGES; SHEAR STRENGTH; SITE SELECTION; TESTING;

SAND;

EID: 0032181399     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1998.48.5.621     Document Type: Article

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