Modelling vibrated stone columns in soft clay

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 137-149

  McKelvey, D ^a   Sivakumar, V ^a   Bell, A ^b   Graham, J ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Keller Ground Engineering   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Columns; Geotechnical engineering; Materials technology; Piles and piling; Research and development

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

BACKFILL MATERIALS; GRANULAR COLUMNS; SOFT CLAY; STONE COLUMNS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

COLUMN; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; INSTALLATION; SOFT CLAY; VIBRATION;

EID: 4544331833     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geng.2004.157.3.137     Document Type: Article

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