Estimation of in situ stresses using anisotropic elasticity and suction measurements

Geotechnique

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-196

  Doran, I G ^a   Sivakumar, V ^a   Graham, J ^a   Johnson, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Earth pressure; Elasticity; Sampling; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CONSOLIDATION; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOIL MECHANICS; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CROSS-ANISOTROPIC ELASTIC MODELS;

CLAY;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; EARTH PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; IN SITU STRESS; MODEL; PORE PRESSURE; SAMPLING; SUCTION;

EID: 0034063265     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2000.50.2.189     Document Type: Article

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