Characteristics of vacuum consolidation

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 1167-1170

  Chai, J C ^a   Hayashi, S ^a   Carter, J P ^b  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANGKOK , THAILAND; BOUNDARY EFFECTS; CLAY LAYERS; CONSOLIDATION SETTLEMENT; EMBANKMENT LOADING; EMBANKMENT LOADS; FULL-SCALE FIELD TESTS; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; LABORATORY TEST; LATERAL DISPLACEMENTS; ODOMETER TEST; PRE-FABRICATED VERTICAL DRAINS; SOFT CLAY SOIL; SURCHARGE LOAD; VACUUM PRESSURE;

CLAY; EMBANKMENTS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LOADING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOIL MECHANICS; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

VACUUM;

EID: 33846706923     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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