Electrokinetic strengthening of a soft marine sediment

International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-144

  Lo, K Y ^a   Micic, S ^a   Shang, J Q ^a   Lee, Y N ^b   Lee, S W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b HYUNDAI Engineering and Construction   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrokinetics; Marine sediments; Offshore foundations; Shear strength; Soil improvement

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CORROSION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PORE PRESSURE; SHEAR STRENGTH;

ELECTROKINETICS;

SEDIMENTS;

ELECTRICAL METHOD; KINETICS; MARINE SEDIMENT; STRENGTH;

EID: 0034209994     PISSN: 10535381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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