Parametric study of the physical properties of hydrate-bearing sand, silt, and clay sediments: 2. Small-strain mechanical properties

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Lee, J Y ^a   Francisca, F M ^b   Santamarina, J C ^c   Ruppel, C ^d  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK MODULUS; CALIBRATION; CLAY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EFFECTIVE STRESS; GAS HYDRATE; LABORATORY METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; POISSON RATIO; SAND; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SHEAR MODULUS; SHEAR STRESS; SILT; STIFFNESS; STRAIN ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STRAIN;

EID: 84871015195     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006670     Document Type: Article

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