A true triaxial apparatus for soil testing with mixed boundary conditions

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 534-543

  Alshibli, Khalid A ^a   Williams, Heath S ^b  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Engineering Consulting Service Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary conditions; Clay; Deformation; Sand; Shear band; Soil testing; Strain localization; Strength; True Triaxial

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE SENSORS; SHEAR BAND; STRAIN LOCALIZATION; TRUE TRIAXIAL;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLAY; SAND; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 28744458950     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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