Interpretation of impact penetration measurements in soft clays

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 770-777

  Aubeny, C P ^a   Shi, H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clays; Finite element method; Measurement; Penetration tests; Plasticity; Shear strength; Strain

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT; ACCELEROMETERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLASTICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRAIN;

EXPENDABLE BOTTOM PENETROMETER (XBP); IMPACT PENETRATION MEASUREMENTS; SOFT CLAYS;

CLAY;

ACCELERATION; IMPACT; PENETRATION TEST; PENETROMETER; PLASTICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOFT CLAY; STRAIN;

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRENGTH;

EID: 33646687680     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2006)132:6(770)     Document Type: Article

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