Determination of Critical State Parameters inSandy Soils - Simple Procedure

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 185-192

  Santamarina, J Carlos ^a   Cho, Gye Chun ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical state; Index properties; Mohr Coulomb failure criterion; Sand; Strength; Triaxial testing

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); SAND; SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

CRITICAL STATE; INDEX PROPERTIES; MOHR-COULOMB FAILURE CRITERION; STRENGTH; TRIAXIAL TESTING;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0042234125     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11338j     Document Type: Article

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