Densification of pond ash by blasting

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 889-899

  Gandhi, Shailesh R ^a   Dey, Ashim K ^a   Selvam, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; COMPACTION; DENSIFICATION; EXPLOSIONS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; PORE PRESSURE; POWER PLANTS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SEWAGE LAGOONS; SLURRIES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ASH PONDS;

FLY ASH;

BEARING CAPACITY; BLASTING; COMPACTION; DENSITY; FLY ASH; LAND RECLAMATION; LIQUEFACTION; SLURRY;

EID: 0032751256     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1999)125:10(889)     Document Type: Article

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