Monotonic and dilatory pore-pressure decay during piezocone tests in clay

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1063-1073

  Burns, S E ^a   Mayne, P W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavity expansion; Consolidation; Piezocone; Pore pressure

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PORE PRESSURE; SILT; SOIL MECHANICS;

CAVITY EXPANSION THEORY; CRITICAL STATE SOIL MECHANICS; DILATORY PORE PRESSURE DECAY; PIEZOCONE TEST; PIEZOCONES; PORE WATER PRESSURE DISSIPATION; RADIAL CONSOLIDATION EQUATION;

CLAY;

CONE PENETRATION TEST; CONSOLIDATION; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER;

EID: 0032323420     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-062     Document Type: Article

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