Dynamic instability of clays: An energy approach

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-133

  Voznesensky, Eugene A ^a   Nordal, Steinar ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clays; Dynamic load; Energy approach; Liquefaction; Strength degradation; Stress reversal; Unit dissipated energy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DEGRADATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; LIQUEFACTION; STABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CLAY INSTABILITY;

CLAY;

CLAY SOIL; CYCLIC LOADING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SOIL DYNAMICS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

NORWAY;

EID: 0033080748     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0267-7261(98)00043-8     Document Type: Article

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