Assessment of standard research sand for laboratory testing

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-103

  Takahashi, Aki ^a   Jardine, R J ^b  

^a PUBLIC WORKS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC TESTING; LABORATORY TESTING; TRIAXIAL TESTING;

MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; RESEARCH; SAMPLING; SOILS; TESTING;

SAND;

DATABASE; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; OEDOMETER TEST; REFERENCE SAMPLE; SHEAR TEST; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; THAMES VALLEY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847377653     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/06-017     Document Type: Article

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