K0-consolidation in a triaxial cell and evaluation of in-situ K0 for marine clays with various characteristics

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-20

  Watabe, Yoichi ^a   Tanaka, Masanori ^a   Tanaka, Hiroyuki ^a   Tsuchida, Takashi ^a  

^a PORT AND AIRPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clay; Coefficient of lateral earth pressure at rest; Flat dilatometer test; K0 consolidation; Triaxial test (IGC: D5 D6)

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; DILATOMETERS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

COEFFICIENT OF LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE AT REST; FLAT DILATOMETER TESTS; K0-CONSDOLIDATION; TRIAXIAL TESTS (IGC: D5/D6);

CLAY;

EID: 24744438472     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.43.1     Document Type: Article

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