Monotonic, Cyclic and Postcyclic Shear Behavior of Low-plasticity Silt

• Main Author: Wang, Shuying (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Geotechnical engineering.; Engineering geology.; Engineering-Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Natural disasters.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Natural Hazards.

This book gathers the main research findings on monotonic, cyclic and postcyclic shear behavior of low-plasticity. Drawing on the low-plasticity silt from the Mississippi River Valley, it determines that the silt's critical state line can be changed due to liquefaction, and thus offers valuable...