High-pressure isotropic compression tests on fiber-reinforced cemented sand

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 885-890

  Silva dos Santos, Ana Paula ^a   Consoli, Nilo Cesar ^a   Heineck, Karla Salvagni ^a   Coop, Matthew Richard ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cemented sand; Fiber reinforcement; Isotropic compression

Indexed keywords

CEMENTED SANDS; COMPRESSION LINE; CONDUCTING TESTS; FIBER BREAKAGES; FIBER EXTENSION; FIBER REINFORCEMENT; IN-FIBER; ISOTROPIC COMPRESSIONS; ISOTROPIC COMPRESSIVE STRESS; MACROSCOPIC SCALE; PARTICLE BREAKAGE; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; REINFORCED SAND; SPECIFIC VOLUME;

CEMENTS; COMPRESSION TESTING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SAND;

FIBERS;

CEMENT; COMPRESSION; CRACK PROPAGATION; HIGH PRESSURE; ISOTROPY; SAND;

EID: 77953332321     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000300     Document Type: Article

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