Theoretical investigation of the time-dependent behaviour of rockfill

Geotechnique

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 289-301

  Oldecop, L A ^a   Alonso, E E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Creep; Gravels; Particle crushing crushability; Suction; Time dependence

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; GRAVEL; STRAIN;

PARTICLE CRUSHING; ROCKFILL; STRESS CORROSION; SUCTION;

ROCK MECHANICS;

COMPRESSIBILITY; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRUSHING; DEFORMATION; GRAVEL; OEDOMETER TEST; ROCKFILL; STRAIN; SUCTION; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34147093597     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 00168505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2007.57.3.289     Document Type: Article

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