Parameters controlling stiffness and strength of artificially cemented soils

Geotechnique

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-183

  Consoli, N C ^a   da Fonseca, A V ^b   Silva, S R ^b   Cruz, R C ^a   Fonini, A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Compaction; Ground improvement; Laboratory tests; Sands; Soil stabilisation; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

CEMENTED SOIL; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; INITIAL STIFFNESS; KEY PARAMETERS; LABORATORY TESTS; RAIL TRACKS; SAND LIQUEFACTION; SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS; SOIL MATRICES; SOIL-CEMENT MIXTURES; SUPPORT LAYER; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; SAND; SOIL CEMENT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; STABILITY; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; SHEAR MODULUS; SOIL STABILIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH;

EID: 84857679004     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.8.P.084     Document Type: Article

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