Frictional Strength and the Effective Pressure Law of Montmorillonite and lllite Clays

International Geophysics

Volumn 51, Issue C, 1992, Pages 69-88

  Morrow, C ^a   Radney, B ^a   Byerlee, J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 77956864118     PISSN: 00746142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-6142(08)62815-6     Document Type: Article

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