A review of selected engineering geological characteristics of English Chalk

Engineering Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 237-269

  Bell, F G ^a   Culshaw, M G ^b   Cripps, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalk; Engineering geology; Engineering properties; England; Review

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; DENSIFICATION; HARDNESS; POROSITY; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SEDIMENTS; YIELD STRESS;

ENGLISH CHALK; MICRITIC CARBONATE ROCK; TRIAXIAL LOADING;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

CHALK; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032732867     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(99)00043-5     Document Type: Article

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