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- 1Ground freezing
- 1In situ state
- 1Laboratory testing
- 1Liquefaction
- 1Shear wave velocity
- 2Robertson, P. K.
- 2Sego, D. C.
- 1Amir-Tahmasseb, I.
- 1Cunning, J. C.
- 1Kilpatrick, B. I.
- 1Morgenstern, N. R.
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1965
Morgenstern, N. R., Amir-Tahmasseb, I.
Hydrostatic pressure, arching of the soil and electro-osmotic forces have each been suggested as the dominant factor to account for stability of trench excavations in cohesionless soils supported by clay slurries. The Authors suggest that the most important mechanism is the hydrostatic pressure...
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1995
Sego, D. C., Cunning, J. C., Robertson, P. K.
Abstract: Shear wave velocity (V-s) measurements were carried out in a triaxial testing program on three different cohesionless soils. The V-s was measured using bender elements during consolidation and at ultimate steady state. After consolidation the soil samples were loaded in shear under...
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1994
Sego, D. C., Sasitharan, S., Kilpatrick, B. I., Robertson, P. K., Pillai, V. S.
Abstract: In situ ground freezing to obtain undisturbed samples of a loose sand beneath the Duncan Dam in British Columbia is described. This was the first known use of ground freezing to assist in obtaining samples at depth greater than 10 m in Canada. Once frozen, the sand was cored and brought...