Failure envelopes of mudrocks at high confining pressures

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 158, Issue , 1999, Pages 61-71

  Petley, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; EFFECTIVE STRESS; MUDSTONE; SHEAR TEST; UNDRAINED TEST;

EID: 0033386131     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.158.01.05     Document Type: Article

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