Diagnosis of the transition from rock to soil in a granodiorite

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 968-974

  Arel, Ersin ^a   Önalp, Akin ^b  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL KULTUR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PORE SIZE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOILS;

GRANODIORITE; WATER PRESSURES;

ROCKS;

DEGRADATION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GRANODIORITE; ROCK MECHANICS; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 4444368413     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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