On compression characteristics of Ariake clays

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 807-814

  Hong, Zhenshun ^a,c   Tsuchida, Takashi ^b  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Port and Harbour Research Institute   (Japan)

^c Port and Harbour Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ariake clays; Compression curve; Field state line; Intrinsic compression line; Oedometer test; Sedimentation compression line; Void index

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; CONSOLIDATION; SEDIMENTATION; YIELD STRESS;

ARIAKE CLAY; COMPRESSION CURVE; FIELD STATE LINE; INTRINSIC COMPRESSION LINE; OEDOMETER TEST; SEDIMENTATION COMPRESSION LINE; VOID INDEX;

CLAY;

CLAY; COMPRESSION; OVERBURDEN; VOID RATIO;

ARIAKE BAY; JAPAN; KYUSHU;

EID: 0033491120     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t99-058     Document Type: Article

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