Fabric evolution during hydromechanical loading of a compacted silt

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 483-499

  Cuisinier, Olivier ^a   Laloui, Lyesse ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Compacted soil; Fabric; Hydromechanical behaviour; Pore size distribution; Suction

Indexed keywords

FABRICS; LOADING; MICROPOROSITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MACROPOROSITY; SOIL FABRICS; SUCTION-CONTROLLED OEDOMETERS;

SILT;

COMPACTION; HYDROMECHANICS; SILT; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS CHANGE; SUCTION; TEXTURE;

EID: 2442592918     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.348     Document Type: Article

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