The development of shear strength for sedimentary soft clay with respect to aging effect

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 13-24

  Tang, Yi Xin ^a   Tsuchida, Takashi ^b  

^a Kanmon Kowan Kensetsu Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Cementation effect; Clays; Secondary compression (IGC: D6)

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044481726     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.39.6_13     Document Type: Article

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