Predicted and measured geotechnical properties of gas-charged sediments

International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-225

  Brandes, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic velocity; Gas; Geotechnical properties; Modeling; Organic; Sediments; Testing; Unsaturated

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

GAS-CHARGED SEDIMENTS; OFFSHORE ORGANIC SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0033368440     PISSN: 10535381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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