Prediction of compaction characteristics of fine-grained soils

Geotechnique

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 761-763

  Gurtug, Y ^a   Sridharan, A ^b  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Clays; Compaction; Earthfill; Embankments; Ground; Improvement; Laboratory tests

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0036926258     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2002.52.10.761     Document Type: Article

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