Numerical analysis of the miniature piezocone penetration tests (PCPT) in cohesive soils

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 791-818

  Abu Farsakh, Murad Y ^a   Voyiadjis, George Z ^b   Tumay, Mehmet T ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MOHR-COULOMB FRICTIONAL MODEL; PIEZOCONE PENETRATION TESTS (PCPT);

SOIL TESTING;

COHESIVE SOIL; NUMERICAL METHOD; PENETRATION TEST;

EID: 0032193774     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(1998100)22:10<791::AID-NAG941>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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