Laboratory study of loose saturated and unsaturated decomposed granitic soil

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 550-559

  Ng, Charles W W ^a   Chiu, Abraham C F ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dilatancy; Fills; Laboratory tests; Saturated soils; Tropical regions; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FILL MATERIALS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

DILATANCY; FILL; GRANULAR MEDIUM; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TROPICAL SOIL; WEATHERED MEDIUM;

EID: 0038205710     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2003)129:6(550)     Document Type: Article

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