A new method for the correlation of residual shear strength of the soil with mineralogical composition

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1139-1150

  Tiwari, Binod ^a   Marui, Hideaki ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clays; Correlation; Friction coefficient; Mineralogy; Residual strength; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; COMPOSITION; CORRELATION THEORY; FRICTION; KAOLIN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERALOGY; PLASTICITY; QUARTZ; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SHEAR STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CLAY FRACTION; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; SMECTITE; SURFACE AREA;

SOILS;

SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL PROPERTY;

EID: 24944552540     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:9(1139)     Document Type: Article

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