Laboratory study on soil behavior in loess slope subjected to infiltration

Engineering Geology

Volumn 183, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-38

  Zhou, Y F ^a,b   Tham, L G ^b   Yan, W M ^b   Dai, F C ^c   Xu, L ^c  

^a YANGTZE RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Constant load; Infiltration; Landslide; Loess; Stress path; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LOADS; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); FAILURE (MECHANICAL); LANDSLIDES; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLIP FORMING; SOIL MOISTURE; WETTING;

CONSTANT LOADS; LOESS; PEAK SHEAR STRENGTH; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; STRESS PATHS; ULTIMATE SHEAR STRENGTH; UNSATURATED SOIL;

INFILTRATION;

COMPRESSION; CRITICAL STATE; DEFORMATION; EFFECTIVE STRESS; FAILURE MECHANISM; INFILTRATION; LANDSLIDE; LOESS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE FAILURE; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

CHINA; GANSU;

EID: 84908328779     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2014.09.010     Document Type: Article

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