Testing rockfill under relative humidity control

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-278

  Oldecop, L A ^a   Alonso, E E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Collapse; Constitutive model; Oedometer; Particle breakage; Relative humidity; Rockfill; Suction; Vapor

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HUMIDITY CONTROL; QUARTZ; SHALE;

PARTICLE BREAKAGE; ROCKFILL;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 2942585573     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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