How reliable is the plasticity index for estimating the liquefaction potential of clayey sands?

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 124-127

  Gratchev, Ivan B ^a   Sassa, Kyoji ^a   Fukuoka, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical treatment; Clays; Cyclic tests; Liquefaction; Plasticity; Sand

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CYCLIC LOADS; ESTIMATION; LIQUEFACTION; PLASTICITY; SAND; SOIL TESTING;

CHEMICAL TREATMENT; CLAYEY SANDS; CLAYEY SOIL; CYCLIC TESTS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

CYCLIC LOADING; LIQUEFACTION; PLASTICITY; POREWATER; SANDY CLAY;

EID: 31444452536     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2006)132:1(124)     Document Type: Article

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