Liquefaction potential of silts from CPTu

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-19

  Shuttle, Dawn A ^a   Cunning, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

CPT; Critical state; Finite element; Liquefaction; Silt

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PORE PRESSURE; SILT; SOIL TESTING; STRESSES;

PIEZOCONE; SILT TAILING;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PORE PRESSURE; SILT; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; SOIL TESTING; STRESSES;

CONE PENETRATION TEST; CRITICAL STATE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIQUEFACTION; PORE PRESSURE; SAND; SILT; SOIL PROPERTY; TAILINGS; UNDRAINED TEST;

EID: 34249890815     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T06-086     Document Type: Article

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