In situ strength characterisation of peat and organic soil using full-flow penetrometers

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1085-1099

  Boylan, N ^a   Long, M ^b   Mathijssen, F A J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Full flow penetrometers; In situ testing; Organic soil; Peat; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; CONE PENETROMETERS; DEGREE OF SCATTER; FIBROUS PEAT; FULL-FLOW PENETROMETERS; HIGH QUALITY; IN SITU TESTING; IN-SITU; LABORATORY TEST; LABORATORY TESTING; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIC SOIL; PARTIAL DRAINAGE; PENETRATION RESISTANCES; PENETRATION TEST; RESISTANCE FACTORS; STRENGTH PARAMETERS; UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH;

PEAT; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS;

SOIL TESTING;

IN SITU TEST; ORGANIC SOIL; PEAT; PENETRATION TEST; PENETROMETER; SAMPLING; SOIL STRENGTH;

EID: 79960749798     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t11-023     Document Type: Article

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