Performance of push-in pressure cells in overconsolidated Clay

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-41

  Richards, D J ^a   Clark, J ^a   Powrie, W ^a   Heymann, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Field testing monitoring; Geotechnical engineering

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; EXCAVATION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MONITORING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRESSES;

FIELD TESTING; HORIZONTAL STRESSES; OVERCONSOLIDATION; VERTICAL STRESSES;

CLAY;

CLAY; EARTH PRESSURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; IN SITU STRESS; OVERCONSOLIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; STRESS MEASUREMENT; TUNNELING; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

ASHFORD; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; KENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846573779     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geng.2007.160.1.31     Document Type: Article

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