Interaction between geological and geotechnical investigations of a sandstone residual soil

Engineering Geology

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Martins, Flávia Burmeister ^a   Ferreira, Pedro Miguel Vaz ^b   Flores, Juan Antonio Altamirano ^b   Bressani, Luiz Antônio ^b   Bica, Adriano Virgílio Damiani ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Microstructure; Residual soil; Sandstone; Triaxial compression test

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; GEOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WEATHERING;

COMPRESSION TEST; GEOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; RESIDUAL SOILS; STRENGTH PARAMETERS;

SANDSTONE;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURE; RESIDUAL SOIL; SANDSTONE; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 14944339503     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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