Cavity expansion theory and its application to the analysis of pressuremeters

The successful application of in-situ testing of soils heavily depends on development of methods of interpretation of the tests. The purpose of this thesis is to develop a consistent theoretical basis for the interpretation of pressuremeter tests in cohesive and frictional materials. The research pr...

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Main Author: Yu, Hai-Sui
Other Authors: Houlsby, G. T.
Published: University of Oxford 1990
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.258254