Characteristics of Singapore marine clay at changi

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-441

  Arulrajah, A ^a   Bo, M W ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b DST CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissipation testing; Laboratory testing; Mineralogy; Shear strength; Site investigation

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEPOSITS; LAND FILL; LAND RECLAMATION; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; RECLAMATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHORE PROTECTION; SLOPE PROTECTION; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL TESTING; STRATIGRAPHY; SULFATE MINERALS; SYSTEM STABILITY; TESTING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

(111) TEXTURE; BUSINESS MEDIA; CLAY MINERALOGY; CONSOLIDATION PROPERTIES; FIELD VANE TEST; IN ORDER; IN-SITU; LABORATORY TESTING; MARINE CLAYS; MINERALOGICAL PROPERTIES; PIEZOCONE; SELF-BORING PRESSUREMETER; SINGAPORE; SITE CHARACTERIZATION (SC); SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SPRINGER (CO); STABILITY ANALYSIS (IGC: E5/E13); STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS; STRENGTH PROPERTIES;

CLAY MINERALS;

CLAY; CONSOLIDATION; MINERALOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SITE INVESTIGATION;

ASIA; CHANGI; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 46949088810     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-008-9179-2     Document Type: Article

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