Filter design criteria for graded cohesionless bases

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-259

  Lone, M A ^a   Hussain, B ^a   Asawa, G L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Base course; Design; Filters; Particle size; Seepage

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BASE GRADATION; COHESIONLESS BASES; FILTER DESIGN; FILTER MASS; SIZE CONTROL;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

BASE COURSE; FILTER; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PARTICLE SIZE; SEEPAGE;

EID: 13244259664     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:2(251)     Document Type: Article

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