Experimental investigations on anisotropy in dilatancy, failure and creep of Opalinus Clay

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 8-14, 2007, Pages 889-895

  Naumann, Marcel ^a   Hunsche, Udo ^a   Schulze, Otto ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Creep; Dilatancy; Failure; Opalinus Clay

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPRESSION TESTING; CREEP; DEFORMATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

DILATANCY; OPALINUS CLAY;

CLAY;

ANISOTROPY; CLAY MINERAL; CREEP; DEFORMATION; DILATANCY; FAILURE MECHANISM; STRESS;

EID: 33847716746     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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