Understanding the effects of high temperature processes on the engineering properties of soils

18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Challenges and Innovations in Geotechnics, ICSMGE 2013

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages 3427-3430

  Zihms, S G ^a   Switzer, C ^a   Karstunen, M ^a   Tarantino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High temperature; Smouldering remediation; Thermal behaviour of soils

Indexed keywords

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; IMPURITIES; MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; TEMPERATURE;

ENGINEERING PROPERTIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; REHABILITATION MEASURES; REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL BEHAVIOURS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84892871394     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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