Analyses of process on the strength decrease in frozen soils under high confining pressures

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-7

  Ma, Wei ^a   Wu, Ziwang ^a   Zhang, Lixin ^a   Chang, Xiaoxiao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Frozen soils; High confining pressure; Strength decrease

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CRACK PROPAGATION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MICROCRACKS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL TESTING;

HIGH CONFINING PRESSURE;

FROZEN SOILS;

FROZEN GROUND; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE; STRENGTH;

EID: 0032870093     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(98)00020-2     Document Type: Article

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