Particle orientation and its influence on the mechanical behaviour of isotropically consolidated reconstituted clay

Engineering Geology

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 197-209

  Sivakumar, V ^a   Doran, I G ^a   Graham, J ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Clay; Consolidation; Microstructure; SEM image; Yielding

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CLAY MINERALS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALOGY; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLURRIES; SOILS;

ISOTROPIC PRESSURES;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

CLAY; COMPRESSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORIENTATION; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0036837111     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(02)00040-6     Document Type: Article

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