Cohesive strength of clay-rich sediment

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 16, 2011, Pages

  Ikari, Matt J ^a   Kopf, Achim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CLAY MINERALS; FRICTION; HYDROGEN BONDS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHEARING; SHEARING MACHINES; TRIBOLOGY;

ADSORBED WATER; APPLIED LOADS; ATOMIC CHARGE; COHESIVE STRENGTH; CONSOLIDATION STRESS; EFFECTIVE NORMAL STRESS; LOW STRESS; MINERAL SURFACES; NORMAL STRESS; SHEARING PROCESS; SLIDING FRICTION;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL BONDING; CLAY; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; CONSOLIDATION; FRICTION; GEOMECHANICS; HYDROGEN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLIDING;

EID: 80051979509     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL047918     Document Type: Article

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