Porosity influence on the shear strength of granular material-clay mixtures

Engineering Geology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-136

  Vallejo, Luis E ^a   Mawby, Roger ^b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MIXTURES; POROSITY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

SOIL MIXTURES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0034324453     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(00)00051-X     Document Type: Article

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