Measuring Radial Total Stresses on Model Suction Caissons in Clay

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 124-132

  Chen, W ^a   Randolph, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

centrifuge; clay; radial stress; suction caisson; total pressure transducer

Indexed keywords

CAISSONS; CALIBRATION; FOUNDATIONS; PRESSURE SENSORS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; PRESSURE VESSELS; STRESS ANALYSIS; UNLOADING; CENTRIFUGES; CLAY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

AIR-WATER; CALIBRATION TESTS; GEOTECHNICAL CENTRIFUGES; RADIAL STRESS; RADIAL TOTAL STRESS; SUCTION CAISSON; SUSTAINED LOADING; TOTAL PRESSURE; TOTAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; TRIAXIAL APPARATUS; TOTAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS;

CENTRIFUGES; CAISSONS;

EID: 34247331913     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ100262     Document Type: Article

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