Maximum and minimum void ratio characteristics of sands

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 65-78

  Cubrinovski, Misko ^a   Ishihara, Kenji ^b  

^a KISO JIBAN CONSULTANTS CO LTD   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fines; Grain shape; Grain size; Sand; Void ratio (IGC: D2 D3)

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

FINES; GRAIN SHAPE; GRAIN SIZE; VOID RATIO (IGC: D2/D3);

SAND;

EID: 0345685203     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.42.6_65     Document Type: Article

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