Liquefaction of silts and silt-clay mixtures

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 706-710

  Guo, Tianqiang ^a   Prakash, Shamsher ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EARTHQUAKES; PLASTICITY; PORE PRESSURE; SILT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING;

CYCLIC STRENGTH; LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL; PLASTICITY INDEX; VOID RATIO;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

LIQUEFACTION; SILT; SILTY CLAY;

EID: 0032860021     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1999)125:8(706)     Document Type: Article

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