Structural features and mechanical behaviour of a pyroclastic weak rock

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 1525-1557

  Cecconi, Manuela ^a   Viggiani, Giulia M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Fabric structure of soils; Laboratory tests; Microscopy; Shear strength; Soft rocks

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; DEGRADATION; DUCTILITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FRICTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

DIFFRACTOMETRY;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

COMPRESSIBILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRENGTH; WEAK ROCK;

EID: 0035951039     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.185     Document Type: Article

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