Physical and mechanical properties of a compacted silty sand with low bentonite fraction

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 909-925

  Samticcl de Magistris, Filippo ^a   Silvestri, Francesco ^a   Vinale, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Compaction; Compressibility; Critical state; Physical properties; Silty sand

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; COMPACTION; COMPRESSIBILITY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOILS;

CRITICAL STATE; SILTY SAND;

SAND;

BENTONITE; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; SAND; SILTY SOIL;

EID: 0032323010     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cgj-35-6-909     Document Type: Article

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