Consolidation properties and structural alteration of Old Alluvium

Abstract We present experimental observations and a conceptual model for understanding the compression and swelling characteristics of Old Alluvium (OA) from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Prior studies have classified OA as a transported, in situ weathered tropical soil whose intact macrostr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nikolinakou, Maria A., Whittle, Andrew J., Germaine, John T., Zhang, Guoping
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/142573