Experimental work on unconsolidated sand: The effect of burial depth at time of deformation

42nd U.S. Rock Mechanics - 2nd U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Rykkelid, E ^a   Skurtveit, E ^b  

^a Svenska Petroleum   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURIAL DEPTHS; GRAIN CONTACTS; GRAIN ROLLING; NORTH SEA; PEAK STRESS; PLANE STRAINS; SAND GRAINS; SHALLOW BURIAL; STRAIN SOFTENING; STRESS/STRAIN; TRANSIENT STRAIN; UNCONSOLIDATED SANDS;

DEFORMATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN BOUNDARY SLIDING; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SHEAR BANDS; STRAIN HARDENING;

SAND;

EID: 69549088447     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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