On the modelling of anisotropy and destructuration of soft clays within the multi-laminate framework

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-22

  Cudny, Marcin ^a   Vermeer, Pieter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Destructuration; Multi laminate framework; Soft clay

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BONDING; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

SOFT CLAYS;

CLAY;

ANISOTROPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOFT CLAY; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0842284565     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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