Comparative Study on Physical Tests of Dispersibility of Soils Used for Earthfill Dams in Turkey

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 242-251

  Tosun, Hasan ^a  

^a Tech Res Dept of State Hydr Wk   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Crumb test; Dispersive soil; Earthfill dam; Flow rate; Pinhole test

Indexed keywords

EID: 0642363010     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj10742j     Document Type: Article

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