Determination of geomechanical properties and collapse potential of a caliche by in situ and laboratory tests

Environmental Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1449-1459

  Zorlu, K ^a   Kasapoglu, K E ^b  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adana (Turkey); Caliche; Collapsible soil; Photoanalysis; Plate loading test

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; COAL TAR; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHATRONICS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SIEVES; SOILS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TESTING;

ADANA (TURKEY); CALICHE; COLLAPSIBLE SOIL; PHOTOANALYSIS; PLATE LOADING TEST;

SOIL TESTING;

CALICHE; COLLAPSE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE; LABORATORY METHOD; LOADING TEST; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; OUTCROP; PHOTOGRAPHY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SIEVING; SOIL PROPERTY; WEAK ROCK;

ADANA BASIN; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 58849164503     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1239-7     Document Type: Article

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