Characterization of seismic-compression of some compacted fills

Proceedings of Sessions of Geo-Denver 2000 - Advances in Unsaturated Geotechnics, GSP 99

Volumn 287, Issue , 2000, Pages 180-194

  Whang, Daniel ^a   Riemer, Michael F ^b   Bray, Jonathan D ^b   Stewart, Jonathan P ^a   Smith, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; DESIGN PROCEDURES; DRY DENSITIES; FORMATION WATER; GROUND DEFORMATIONS; KEY OBJECTIVE; NON PROPORTIONAL (CYCLIC) LOADING; NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKES; SIMPLE SHEAR; SOIL SPECIMENS; VOLUME CHANGES;

COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; POWDERS; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR STRAIN; SOILS; STRAIN; WATER CONTENT;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 58749112569     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40510(287)12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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