Model tests on sands with different angularity and mineralogy

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 151-158

  Shahu, J T ^a   Yudhbir, ^b  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Angle of internal friction; Bearing capacity; Grain shape; Grain size; Model test; Sand; Shear strength (IGC: D6 D3)

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745899029     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.38.4_151     Document Type: Article

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