Modelling self-weight consolidation in Holocene sediments

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-33

  Tovey, N Keith ^a   Paul, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decompaction; Marine sediments; Modelling; Sedimentation rates; Self weight consolidation

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPRESSION TESTING; CONSOLIDATION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE PRESSURE; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

DECOMPACTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

COMPRESSION; CONSOLIDATION; HOLOCENE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PORE PRESSURE; PORE SPACE;

EID: 0036487851     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100640100126     Document Type: Article

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