Percussion and Cone Methods of Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils: Controlling Mechanisms

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 236-244

  Sridharan, A ^a   Prakash, K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b SRI JAYACHAMARAJENDRA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Clays; Laboratory tests; Mineralogy; Plasticity; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

CLAY; FRICTION; LIQUIDS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PLASTICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS;

CONTROLLING MECHANISM; DIFFUSE DOUBLE LAYERS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRICTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE; LABORATORY TEST; PARTICLE ARRANGEMENTS; TESTING PROCEDURE;

PLASTICITY TESTING;

EID: 0043187541     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11048j     Document Type: Article

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