Compression and strength of dense sand at high pressures and elevated temperatures

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1206-1212

  Graham, James ^a   Alfaro, Marolo ^a   Ferris, Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b BGC ENGINEERING INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compression; Pressure; Sand; Shear strength; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DENSE SAND; ISOTROPIC COMPRESSION; STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOUR; TRIAXIAL TESTS;

SAND;

COMPRESSION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; TRIAXIAL TEST; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 15544368368     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T04-047     Document Type: Article

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