The stress-strain-strength behaviour of a completely decomposed granite soil using a new advanced true triaxial testing system

12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 1571-1579

  Yin, Jian Hua ^a   Kumruzzaman, Md ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Soil; Strain; Strength; Stress; Test; Triaxial; True triaxial

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOUR; STRENGTH; TEST; TRIAXIAL; TRUE TRIAXIAL;

GEOMECHANICS; GRANITE; LOADING; SOILS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

SOIL SURVEYS;

EID: 79955755140     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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