Book cover for Predictive soil mechanics: Proceedings of the Wroth Memorial Symposium held at St Catherine's College, Oxford, 27-29 July 1992
Buy Print
Predictive soil mechanics: Proceedings of the Wroth Memorial Symposium held at St Catherine's College, Oxford, 27-29 July 1992
Edited by
G. T. Houlsby
G. T. Houlsby
Search for other works by this author on:
This Site
PubMed
Google Scholar
A. N. Schofield
A. N. Schofield
Search for other works by this author on:
This Site
PubMed
Google Scholar
Author and Other Information
Emerald Publishing Limited
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1680/psm.19164
ISBN print:
978-0-7277-4871-3
Publication date:
1992
Book Chapter

Some thoughts on the evaluation of undrained shear strength for design

By
F. H. Kulhawy
F. H. Kulhawy
Cornell University
Search for other works by this author on:
This Site
PubMed
Google Scholar
Author and Other Information
F. H. Kulhawy
Cornell University
Doi:
https://doi.org/10.1680/psm.19164.0025
  • Published:
    1992

  • Introduction

  • Basic characterization

  • Uncertainties in strength parameters

  • Importance of a standard ‘test of reference’

  • Comparison of su for different field loading conditions

  • Summary

  • Acknowledgements

You do not currently have access to this chapter.
Don't already have an account? Register

Purchased this content as a guest? Enter your email address to restore access.

Please enter valid email address.
Email address must be 94 characters or fewer.
Pay-Per-View Access
$31.00