Residual strength of clays and correlations using Atterberg limits

Geotechnique

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 669-672

  Wesley, L D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clays; Laboratory tests; Plasticity; Residual soils; Shear strength; Soil classification

Indexed keywords

ATTERBERG LIMIT; CLAY; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0242573117     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2003.53.7.669     Document Type: Article

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