On the behaviour of Thanet Sand: An example of an uncemented natural sand

Geotechnique

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 727-738

  Ventouras, K ^a   Coop, M R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Sands; Stress analysis

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL STATE LINES; FINES CONTENT; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; NATURAL SAND; PILE CAPACITY; RECONSTITUTED SAMPLE; STRESS LEVELS; TRIAXIAL APPARATUS;

ANISOTROPY; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); LOCATION; MICA; SOIL TESTING; STRESS ANALYSIS;

SAND;

ANISOTROPY; GLAUCONITE; PILE; SAMPLING; SAND; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TEST; STRESS ANALYSIS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

ENGLAND; ISLE OF THANET; KENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77949664616     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.7.00061     Document Type: Article

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