Experimental study on the aging of sands

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1051-1062

  Baxter, Christopher D P ^a   Mitchell, James K ^b  

^a University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Bender elements; Electrical conductivity; Experimentation; Penetration resistance; Sand; Soil improvement

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONES; ELASTIC MODULI; GASES; LABORATORIES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

PENETRATION RESISTANCE; PORE FLUID COMPOSITION;

SAND;

AGING; CONE PENETRATION TEST; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SANDY SOIL; SHEAR MODULUS; SOIL IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 8744234202     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2004)130:10(1051)     Document Type: Article

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