Influence of grading on the mechanical behaviour of stava tailings

Geotechnique

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 935-946

  Carrera, A ^a   Coop, M ^b   Lancellotta, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Dams; Laboratory tests; Liquefaction; Sands; Silts

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); DAMS; EMBANKMENT DAMS; GRADING; LIQUEFACTION; SAND; SILT; SOILS;

COMPRESSION LINE; CRITICAL STATE; CRITICAL STATE LINE LOCATIONS; CRITICAL STATE LINES; LABORATORY TEST; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; STATIC LIQUEFACTION; TAILINGS DAM;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

COMPRESSION; LABORATORY METHOD; LIQUEFACTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PRESSURE; SAND; SILT; STRESS; TAILINGS DAM;

EID: 80053946324     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.9.P.009     Document Type: Article

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