Mechanical behavior and microstructural variation of loess under dynamic compaction

Engineering Geology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 203-217

  Hu, R L ^a   Yeung, M R ^b   Lee, C F ^b   Wang, S J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Compaction; Dynamic loading; Loess; Microstructu re; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DYNAMIC LOADS; IMPACT TESTING; SHEAR STRENGTH;

LOESS SPECIMENS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

COMPACTION; LOADING TEST; LOESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 0035306627     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(00)00074-0     Document Type: Article

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