Explaining thermal failure in saturated clays

Geotechnique

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-212

  Hueckel, T ^a   Francois, B ^b   Laloui, L ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clays; Failure; Temperature effects; Triaxial test

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF INTERNAL FRICTION; AXISYMMETRIC THERMAL; CAM-CLAY MODEL; CRITICAL STATE; CYLINDRICAL HEAT SOURCE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FAILURE; FAILURE CONDITIONS; MODES OF FAILURE; SATURATED CLAY; SOIL STRENGTH; STRESS FIELD; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; THERMAL FAILURE; TRIAXIAL TEST;

CLAY MINERALS; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; SOILS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

CAM-CLAY MODEL; CLAY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HEAT SOURCE; SATURATED MEDIUM; SOIL STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 67949089526     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 00168505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2009.59.3.197     Document Type: Article

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