Experimental characterization of dynamic property changes in aged sands

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-270

  Wang, Yu Hsing ^a   Tsui, King Yuen ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aging; Creep; Damping; Sand; Shear modulus

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; CREEP; DAMPING; ELASTIC MODULI; KAOLINITE; SHEAR STRAIN; UNLOADING;

AGING; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; LARGE STRAINS; PROPERTY CHANGES; RESONANT COLUMN TESTS; SHEAR MODULUS; STRESS HISTORIES;

SAND;

AGING; CONFINING PRESSURE; CREEP; DAMPING; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC PROPERTY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; KAOLINITE; OVERCONSOLIDATION; PRESSURE EFFECT; SAND; SHEAR MODULUS; STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

EID: 58549101915     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2009)135:2(259)     Document Type: Article

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