Using non-linear elasticity to obtain the engineering properties of clay - a new solution for the self boring pressuremeter test

Ground Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 30-34

  Whittle, R W ^a  

^a Cambridge Insitu ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELASTICITY; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE GAGES; PROBLEM SOLVING; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL TESTING; STIFFNESS;

GAULT CLAY; SELF BORING PRESSUREMETER TESTS;

CLAY;

CLAY; CONTRACTION; EXPANSION; PRESSUREMETER;

EID: 0033046303     PISSN: 00174653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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