Assessment of marine clay improvement under reclamation fills by in-situ testing methods

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-226

  Arulrajah, A ^a,d   Nikraz, H ^b   Bo, M W ^c  

^a AURECON   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Bullen Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Consolidation; In situ test; Prefabricated vertical drains; Reclamation; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; DILATOMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; PRESSURE GAGES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SHEAR STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIBLE LAYER; IN-SITU TEST; MARINE CLAY; PREFRABRICATED VERTICAL DRAINS;

CLAY;

CONSOLIDATION; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; IN SITU TEST; LAND RECLAMATION; PRELOADING;

ASIA; CHANGI; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33745815108     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-004-5076-5     Document Type: Article

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