Summary of collapsible behaviour of artificially structured loess in oedometer and triaxial wetting tests

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1147-1157

  Jiang, Mingjing ^a   Hu, Haijun ^a   Liu, Fang ^a  

^a Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

Collapse; Initial collapse surface; Loess; Stress state; Wetting induced deformation

Indexed keywords

COLLAPSE; COLLAPSE SURFACES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIGH CONFINING PRESSURE; INTERPARTICLE BONDING; LOESS; OEDOMETERS; SAMPLING DISTURBANCE; STABLE STATE; STRAIN VECTORS; STRESS LEVELS; STRESS POINTS; STRESS STATE; STRUCTURAL LOESS; TRIAXIAL APPARATUS; VOID RATIOS; WETTING TESTS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DEFORMATION; LOADING; SOIL MECHANICS;

WETTING;

CALCITE; COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; CONFINING PRESSURE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; LOESS; OEDOMETER TEST; ROCK MECHANICS; SAMPLING; STRESS ANALYSIS; TRIAXIAL TEST; VOID RATIO; WETTING;

EID: 84867833018     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T2012-075     Document Type: Article

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