On the behaviour of deep-ocean sediments

Geotechnique

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 571-580

  Baudet, B A ^a   Ho, E W L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Hutchison Whampoa Properties Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Numerical modelling and analysis; Offshore engineering; Sampling; Soil structure interaction

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DUCTILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS;

DEEP-OCEAN SEDIMENTS; DESTRUCTURATION LAW; SHEAR STRAINS; STRUCTURED TERRESTRIAL CLAYS;

SEDIMENTS;

CLAY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 11244335703     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2004.54.9.571     Document Type: Article

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