Sample disturbance in soft and sensitive clays: Analysis and assessment

Marine Georesources and Geotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 181-197

  Prasad, K Nagendra ^a   Triveni, S ^a   Schanz, T ^b   Nagaraj, Late T S ^c,d  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

^c R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Clays; Odeometer testing; Sample disturbance; Sensitive soils; Soft clays

Indexed keywords

PLASTICITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING;

ODEOMETER TESTING; SAMPLE DISTURBANCE; SENSITIVE SOILS; SOFT CLAYS;

CLAY;

DEFORMATION; DISTURBANCE; PLASTICITY; SAMPLING; SOFT CLAY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRENGTH; STRESS;

EID: 36849045731     PISSN: 1064119X     EISSN: 15210618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641190701537196     Document Type: Article

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