Mechanical behaviour of the upper layers of a sandy loam soil under shear loading

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 115-126

  Mouazen, Abdul Mounem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALEPPO   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Direct shear box; Dry bulk density; Soil mechanical properties; Triaxial compression apparatus

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPRESSION TESTING; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; INTERNAL FRICTION; POISSON RATIO; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS;

SHEAR LOADING;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0036666352     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4898(02)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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