Modelling glacial till under triaxial conditions using a BRICK soil model

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1078-1088

  Lehane, Barry M ^a   Simpson, Brian ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ARUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BRICK model; Footing settlement; Glacial till; Stiffness; Strength

Indexed keywords

CLAY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIMESTONE; PILES; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

DUBLIN BLACK BOULDER CLAY; FOOTING SETTLEMENT; GLACIAL TILL;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 0034290378     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t00-032     Document Type: Article

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