Reproducibility of direct shear tests conducted on granular backfill materials

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-94

  Bareither, Christopher A ^a   Benson, Craig H ^a   Edil, Tuncer B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT SHEAR TESTS; DIRECT SHEARS; FAILURE ENVELOPES; FRICTION ANGLES; GRANULAR BACKFILLS; HIGH VARIABILITIES; LABORATORY STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEST METHODS; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS;

COMPRESSION TESTING; FRICTION; LABORATORIES; MATERIALS TESTING; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; TESTING; TRIBOLOGY;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

BACKFILL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; SHEAR TEST; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 38549129420     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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