Integrated effects on the shrinkage stresses from the water loss in soft cohesive soils

International Journal of Engineering Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3-5, 2003, Pages 371-385

  Karalis, Theodoros K ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cracks formation; Free energy from shrinkage; Shrinkage; Solidification; Stresses from shrinkage

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHRINKAGE; SOLIDIFICATION; STRESSES;

SOFT COHESIVE SOILS;

SOILS;

EID: 0037336936     PISSN: 00207225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7225(02)00238-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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