Mitigation of liquefaction of saturated sand using biogas

Geotechnique

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 267-275

  He, J ^a   Chu, J ^a,b   Ivanov, V ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground improvement; Liquefaction; Sands

Indexed keywords

COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS; DEGREE OF SATURATIONS; DENITRIFYING BACTERIA; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; LIQUEFACTION HAZARDS; LIQUEFACTION POTENTIALS; PARTIALLY SATURATED SANDS; PORE-WATER PRESSURES;

BIOGAS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DENITRIFICATION; LIQUEFACTION;

SAND;

BACTERIUM; BIOGAS; DENITRIFICATION; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; LIQUEFACTION; SAND; SATURATION; SHAKING TABLE TEST;

EID: 84878101040     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.SIP13.P.004     Document Type: Article

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