Using a reduced equivalent diameter for a prefabricated vertical drain to account for smear

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-57

  Welker, A L ^a   Gilbert, R B ^b   Bowders, J J ^c  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Prefabricated vertical drain; Smear; Vertical drain; Wick drain

Indexed keywords

GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTEXTILE;

GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTEXTILE;

EID: 0034116335     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.7.0165     Document Type: Article

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