A physical justification for log e-log σ based on fractal crushing and particle kinematics

Geotechnique

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 697-698

  McDowell, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Constitutive relations; Particle crushing crushability; Sands

Indexed keywords

CRUSHING; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 33144485448     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2005.55.9.697     Document Type: Article

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