A study on the subsoil of the Tower of Pisa based on results from standard and high-quality samples

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1074-1092

  Rampello, Sebastiano ^a   Callisto, Luigi ^a  

^a Dipto di Ingegneria Strutturale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case history; Clays; Compressibility; In situ testing; Laboratory testing; Sampling

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPRESSIBILITY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; SAMPLING; SOILS;

IN SITU TESTING; SUBSOIL; TOWER OF PISA;

SOIL TESTING;

CLAY; COMPRESSIBILITY; CONE PENETRATION TEST; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; SUBSOIL;

ITALY;

EID: 0032323429     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-055     Document Type: Article

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