Mechanical response of a medium-fine-grained decomposed granite in Hong Kong

Engineering Geology

Volumn 129-130, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Yan, W M ^a   Li, X S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Critical state; Dilatancy; Membrane penetration; Residual soils; Triaxial tests

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL STATE; DILATANCY; MEMBRANE PENETRATION; RESIDUAL SOIL; TRIAXIAL TEST;

ANISOTROPY; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); GRANITE; SHEARING; SOILS;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA;

ANISOTROPY; BACKFILL; COMPRESSION; CRITICAL STATE; DILATANCY; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRANITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; OVERCONSOLIDATION; RESIDUAL SOIL; RETAINING WALL; SHEAR TEST; TRIAXIAL TEST;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84862815487     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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