Small-strain stiffness behavior of unsaturated compacted subgrade

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 147, 2006, Pages 1121-1132

  Sawangsuriya, A ^a   Edil, T B ^a   Bosscher, P J ^a   Wang, X ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; ELASTIC MODULI; MOISTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; SHEAR WAVES; STIFFNESS;

ELASTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; SMALL-STRAIN STIFFNESS; SUBGRADE SOILS;

SOILS;

EID: 33845515296     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40802(189)91     Document Type: Conference Paper

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