The effects of disseminated methane hydrate on the dynamic stiffness and damping of a sand

Geotechnique

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 423-434

  Clayton, C R I ^a   Priest, J A ^a   Best, A I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Laboratory tests; Offshore engineering

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DISSOCIATION; ELASTIC MODULI; METHANE; SAND; STIFFNESS;

LABORATORY TESTS; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING;

GAS HYDRATES;

GAS HYDRATE; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; SAND;

EID: 23844555813     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2005.55.6.423     Document Type: Article

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