Influence of optimized tire shreds on shear strength parameters of sand

International Journal of Geomechanics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-65

  Ghazavi, Mahmoud ^a,b   Sakhi, Masoud Amel ^b  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Optimization; Recycling; Shear strength; Shear tests; Shredding; Tires

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FRICTION; OPTIMIZATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; TIRES;

SAND REINFORCEMENT; TIRE SHREDS; UNIT WEIGHT;

SAND;

RECYCLING; SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; TIRE;

EID: 14644421590     PISSN: 15323641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1532-3641(2005)5:1(58)     Document Type: Article

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