On the applicability of cross-anisotropic elasticity to granular materials at very small strains

Geotechnique

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 727-749

  Kuwano, R ^a   Jardine, R J ^b  

^a PUBLIC WORKS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Elasticity; Laboratory tests; Sands; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELASTICITY TESTING; GRANULAR MATERIALS; KINEMATICS; SHEAR WAVES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

SHEAR WAVE MEASUREMENTS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

ANISOTROPY; ELASTICITY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0036926810     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2002.52.10.727     Document Type: Article

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