Modified direct shear test for anisotropic strength of sand

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1311-1318

  Gou, Peijun ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Granular materials; Sedimentation; Shear strength; Shear tests

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FRICTION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SPECIMEN PREPARATION; TESTING;

ANISOTROPIC STRENGTH; COHESIONLESS MATERIALS; DEGREE OF ANISOTROPY; DIRECT SHEAR; DIRECT SHEAR TESTS; FRICTION ANGLES; GRANULAR SOILS; PARTICLE SHAPES; PLANE STRAINS; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR PLANES; SHEAR TESTS; SIMPLE METHODS; SIMPLE SHEAR; STRENGTH ANISOTROPY;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

ANISOTROPY; BEDDING PLANE; COHESIONLESS SOIL; GRANULAR MEDIUM; SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR TEST; SOIL STRENGTH;

EID: 50149117214     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2008)134:9(1311)     Document Type: Article

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