Laboratory studies of two common saprolitic soils in Hong Kong

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 923-930

  Wang, Y H ^a   Yan, W M ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Bonding; Hong Kong; Laboratory tests; Residual soils; Triaxial compression

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BONDING; CONSOLIDATION; DEFORMATION; GRANITE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; YIELD STRESS;

LABORATORY TESTS; RESIDUAL SOILS; SAPROLITIC SOILS; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

SOILS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; SAPROLITE; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL TEST; TRIAXIAL TEST;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

BONDING; SOIL BURIAL TEST;

EID: 33745267238     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2006)132:7(923)     Document Type: Article

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