An approach to the interpretation of the mechanical behaviour of intensely fissured clays

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 355-368

  Vitone, C ^a   Cotecchia, F ^a   Desrues, J ^b   Viggiani, G ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b LABORATOIRE SOLS SOLIDES STRUCTURES   (France)

Author keywords

Fissured clays; Mechanical behaviour; Plane strain tests; Stereophotogrammetry; Triaxial tests

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; GEOLOGICAL HISTORY; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; NATURAL STRUCTURES; PLANE STRAIN COMPRESSION; PLANE-STRAIN TEST; STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY;

STRAIN;

EID: 84882675343     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.49.355     Document Type: Article

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