Experimental study of the behavior of a lumpy fill of soft clay

International Journal of Geomechanics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-137

  Robinson, R G ^a,b   Tan, T S ^b   Dasari, G R ^b   Leung, C F ^b   Vijayakumar, A ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Clays; Compression; Fills; Land reclamation; Shear strength; Soil consolidation; Soil swelling

Indexed keywords

CLAY; LAND FILL; LAND RECLAMATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SLURRIES; SWELLING;

DOUBLE HANDLING; LUMPY FILLS; SOFT CLAY;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

LAND RECLAMATION; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 20444445207     PISSN: 15323641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1532-3641(2005)5:2(125)     Document Type: Article

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