Mobilized strength components of Athabasca oil sand in triaxial compression

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 718-735

  Wong, Ron C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical state; Interlocked structure; Oil sand; Shear band; Shear dilation

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DILATION; OIL SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; TRIAXIAL TEST;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA; CANADA;

COMPRESSION TESTING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OIL SANDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL MECHANICS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

SHEAR BAND; SHEAR DILATION;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033237205     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t99-040     Document Type: Article

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