Effect of depositional method on the microstructure of silty sand

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1538-1555

  Yamamuro, Jerry A ^a   Wood, Fletcher M ^b   Lade, Poul V ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Civil Engineering Department   (United States)

^c Catholic University of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Depositional method; Epoxy intrusion; Fabric; Fines; Liquefaction; Sand; Silt; Specimen preservation; Specimen reconstitution

Indexed keywords

CURING; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MICROSTRUCTURE; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY EMISSION; SILT;

DEPOSITIONAL METHOD; EPOXY INTRUSION; FINES; SPECIMEN PRESERVATION; SPECIMEN RECONSTITUTION;

SEDIMENTATION;

DEPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; LIQUEFACTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTATION; SILT;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55749097233     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T08-080     Document Type: Article

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