Effect of stress state on the unsaturated shear strength of a weathered granite

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 624-631

  Lee, In Mo ^a   Sung, Sang Gyu ^b   Cho, Gye Chun ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Lotte Engineering and Construction Corporation Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Matric suction; Prediction model; Soil water characteristic curve; Triaxial test; Unsaturated shear strength

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL TESTING; WEATHERING;

MATRIC SUCTION; PREDICTION MODEL; SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; TRIAXIAL TEST; UNSATURATED SHEAR STRENGTH;

SOIL MECHANICS;

GRANITE; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS; WEATHERED MEDIUM;

EID: 24044490196     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t04-091     Document Type: Article

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