Tensile strength characteristics of unsaturated sands

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 144-154

  Lu, Ning ^a   Wu, Bailin ^b   Tan, Chee P ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Measurement; Sand; Tensile strain; Tensile strength; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; STRAIN; STRESSES; SURFACES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FAILURE SURFACES; TENSILE STRAIN; UNSATURATED SANDS; WATER RETENTION;

SAND;

PARTICLE SIZE; PORE PRESSURE; SAND; TENSILE STRENGTH; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; WATER RETENTION;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; PARTICLE SIZE; STRAIN; STRENGTH; STRESS; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 33846523360     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2007)133:2(144)     Document Type: Article

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