Piecewise-linear model for large strain radial consolidation

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 940-950

  Fox, Patrick J ^a   Di Nicola, Mario ^b   Quigley, Donald W ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Harding ESE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clays; Consolidation; Numerical models; Soils; Vertical drains

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSOLIDATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOILS;

SOIL SMEAR;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

CONSOLIDATION; DRAIN; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE PRESSURE; SOIL; STRAIN;

EID: 0038057788     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2003)129:10(940)     Document Type: Article

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