One-dimensional compression of air-foam treated lightweight geo-material in microscopic point of view

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 53-67

  Watabe, Yoichi ^a   Itou, Yasunari ^b   Kang, Min Soo ^a   Tsuchida, Takashi ^c  

^a PORT AND AIRPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Saeki Kensetsu Kogyo Company Limited   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compression; Foam; Lightweight soil; Microscope; Soil structure (IGC: D5 D10)

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CEMENTS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CLAY; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COMPACTION; FOAMS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROSCOPES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; TUNNELS;

AIR-FOAMS; LIGHTWEIGHT GEO-MATERIALS (LGM); LIGHTWEIGHT SOILS; SOIL STRUCTURE (IGC: D5/D10);

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 24744466027     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.44.6_53     Document Type: Article

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