Suction measurements as indicators of sample quality in soft clay

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 286-296

  Donohue, Shane ^a   Long, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clays; Disturbance; Sampling; Site investigation; Suction

Indexed keywords

CELL PRESSURE; DISTURBANCE; IRELAND; PROBE TECHNIQUE; SAMPLE QUALITY; SAMPLING PROCESS; SAMPLING SITE; SOFT CLAYS; SOIL SAMPLE; SUCTION MEASUREMENTS; SUCTION MEASURING TECHNIQUES; TEST SITE; UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST; VOID RATIOS;

RAILROAD TRACKS; SOILS;

SAMPLING;

QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SITE INVESTIGATION; SOFT CLAY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TEST; SUCTION;

IRELAND; NORWAY;

EID: 73449116018     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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