Characterisation and engineering properties of methane hydrate soils

Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils

Volumn 3-4, Issue , 2007, Pages 2591-2642

  Soga, K ^a   Lee, S L ^a   Ng, M Y A ^a   Klar, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLAKE RIDGE; DEEP SEA-BED; ENGINEERING PROPERTIES; GEOTECHNICAL DATA; HIGH PRESSURE; HYDRATE GROWTH; HYDRATE RIDGE; HYDRATE SATURATION; INDEX TESTS; LOW TEMPERATURES; METASTABLE SOLIDS; METHANE HYDRATES; NATURAL METHANE; NATURAL SOILS; OEDOMETER TESTS; PERMAFROST REGION; SOIL PARTICLES; SOIL SAMPLE; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS; WAVE VELOCITY;

COMPRESSION TESTING; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANE; PERMAFROST; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 84863229857     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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