The Louisiana Plane strain apparatus for soil testing

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 337-346

  Alshibli, Khalid A ^a,b   Godbold, David L ^a   Hoffman, Keith ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary conditions; Clay; Deformation; Localization; Sand; Shear bands; Soil testing; Strength

Indexed keywords

CLAY; PORE PRESSURE; SAND; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRAIN;

PLAIN STRAIN APPARATUS; PRESSURE SENSORS; SHEAR BANDS;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 3342988388     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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