A simple test methodology for soils under transportation routes

Geotechnique

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 639-649

  Shahu, J T ^a   Yudhbir, ^b   Kameswara Rao, N S V ^b  

^a VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Clays; Compaction; Laboratory tests; Pavements and roads; Repeated loading; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CYCLIC LOADS; MUD PUMPS; PAVEMENTS; PLASTICITY; ROADS AND STREETS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES; WATER;

HEAVY AXLE LOADS; PLASTIC STRAIN GENERATION; SUBGRADE SOIL; THRESHOLD STRESS RATIO; TRAFFIC DENSITY;

SOIL TESTING;

COMPACTION; LOADING; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SOFT SOIL; SUBGRADE; TESTING METHOD; UNDRAINED TEST;

EID: 0032714534     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1999.49.5.639     Document Type: Article

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