Coefficient of consolidation from non-standard piezocone dissipation curves

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-22

  Chai, Jinchun ^a   Sheng, Daichao ^b   Carter, John P ^b   Zhu, Hehua ^c  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coefficient of consolidation; Friction contact; Piezocone test

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; COEFFICIENT OF CONSOLIDATION; CONE PENETRATION; CONE PENETROMETERS; EMPIRICAL METHOD; FIELD VALUES; FILTER ELEMENTS; FRICTION CONTACT; OVERCONSOLIDATED CLAYS; PIEZOCONE DISSIPATION; PIEZOCONE TEST; PORE PRESSURE DISSIPATION; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; SANDY SOILS; SOIL ELEMENT;

PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SHEAR FLOW; UNLOADING;

STANDARDS;

CONSOLIDATION; DISSIPATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FILTER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PENETROMETER; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER; PREDICTION; SANDY SOIL;

EID: 83455263809     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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