Fluid pathways in the shearing zones of kaolin subjected to direct shear tests

Engineering Geology

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 135-142

  Takizawa, Shigeru ^a   Kamai, Toshitake ^b   Matsukura, Yukinori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Direct shear test; Fluid pathway; High fluid pressure; Large pore; Shear zone

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FLUIDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE SIZE; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR FLOW; WATER;

KAOLIN MICROSTRUCTURES; KAOLIN SEDIMENTS; SHEAR DIRECTION; SHEAR TESTING;

KAOLIN;

DILATANCY; FLUID FLOW; KAOLIN; SHEAR TEST; SHEAR ZONE; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 14944364092     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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