Equation for complete compaction curve of fine-grained soils and its applications

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1384, 2000, Pages 113-125

  Li, Hua ^a   Sego, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING;

COMPACTION CURVE; FAMILY CURVES; FINE GRAINED SOILS;

SOILS;

EID: 0033879815     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp15277s     Document Type: Article

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