Mechanical effects of biogenic nitrogen gas bubbles in soils

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-137

  Rebata Landa, Veronica ^a   Santamarina, J Carlos ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenic gas; Bulk Stiffness; Gas bubbles; P wave velocity; Undrained strength

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; BIOGAS; BUBBLE FORMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CRYSTALLIZATION; GAS GENERATORS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NITROGEN; NUCLEATION; SEISMIC WAVES; SOILS; STIFFNESS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

BIOGENIC GAS; BULK STIFFNESS; GAS BUBBLE; P-WAVE VELOCITY; UNDRAINED STRENGTH;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

BIOGAS; BUBBLE; CLAY SOIL; LIQUEFACTION; NITROGEN; P-WAVE; PORE PRESSURE; SAND; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SILT; SOIL GAS; SOIL PROPERTY; STIFFNESS; SUPERSATURATION;

PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 84857941067     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000571     Document Type: Article

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