Strength of moist sand controlled by surface tension for tectonic analogue modelling

Tectonophysics

Volumn 384, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 275-284

  van Mechelen, J L M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analogue modelling; Cohesion; Direct shear experiment; Moist sand; Shear strength; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; MOISTURE CONTENT; SAND; SOIL MECHANICS; STRENGTH; SURFACE TENSION; TECTONOPHYSICS;

EID: 3042645703     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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