Engineering
8 years ago

Clay layer consolidation reveals surprising pore-water pressure dynamics.

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
CONSOLIDATION OF CLAY LAYER: HYDROGEOLOGIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS. TECHNICAL NOTE
R. L. Schiffman, Joe McArthur, R. E. Gibson

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