Modified direct shear apparatus for unsaturated sands at low suction and stress

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Likos, William J ^a   Wayllace, Alexandra ^b   Godt, Jonathan ^c   Lu, Ning ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Axis translation; Direct shear; Hanging column; Sand; Suction; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

AXIS-TRANSLATION; DEAD LOADS; DIRECT SHEAR; FAILURE ENVELOPE; FINE SAND; FRICTION ANGLES; LABORATORY TESTING; MATRIC SUCTIONS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; NON-LINEAR; NORMAL STRESS; PEAK SHEAR STRENGTH; PORE WATERS; PRECISE CONTROL; SHEAR TESTING; SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT; TESTING PROCEDURE; UNSATURATED SAND; UNSATURATED SOIL;

SAND; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; STRESSES; TESTING; WATER;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

ALUMINUM; DILATION; DRAINAGE; POREWATER; SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR TEST; SOIL WATER; STRESS; SUCTION; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 77954874657     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ102927     Document Type: Article

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