Small strain stiffness of natural granitic saprolite in Hong Kong

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 819-833

  Ng, Charles W W ^a,b   Pun, W K ^c   Pang, Richard P L ^c  

^a ASCE ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c Geotech Engrg Ofc   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANITIC SAPROLITE; SHEAR STRAIN;

ELASTIC MODULI; GRANITE; SEISMIC WAVES; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL TESTING; STIFFNESS; STRAIN;

PETROLOGY;

GRANITE; SAPROLITE; STIFFNESS; STRAIN;

CHINA;

EID: 0034282550     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2000)126:9(819)     Document Type: Article

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