Importance of modelling degree of saturation: The pressuremeter test

Numerical Models in Geomechanics - 8th Proceedings of the International Symposium on Numerical Models in Geomechanics, NUMOG 2002

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 627-634

  Gallipoli, D ^a   Wheeler, S J ^b   Karstunen, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; GEOMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SOILS; SUPERSATURATION;

DEGREE OF SATURATIONS; ELASTO-PLASTIC STRESS; FINE GRAINED SOIL; IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES; PRESSUREMETER TESTS; SURFACE EXPRESSION; UNSATURATED CONDITION; UNSATURATED SOIL;

STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

EID: 84986224317     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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