Loading tests on compacted soil, bottom-ash and lime layers

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-38

  Consoli, Nilo Cesar ^a   Thomé, Antonio ^b   Donato, Maciel ^b   Graham, Jim ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Field testing monitoring; Foundations; Recycling reuse of materials

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; LIME; RECYCLING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES;

CIRCULAR STEEL PLATES; FIELD TESTING; WEAKLY BONDED RESIDUAL;

SOILS;

BEARING CAPACITY; BOTTOM ASH; COAL; COMPACTION; FOUNDATION; LIME; LOADING TEST; RESIDUAL SOIL;

EID: 38649112620     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geng.2008.161.1.29     Document Type: Article

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