Centrifugal modelling : a remedy of scaling error effect in geotechnical modelling?

Serious scaling effect has been overlooked since the concept of modelling technique was introduced. Even though dimensional analysis is the best tool when relating the model-prototype however, the scaling of stresses needs yet to be justified. This paper demonstrates the presence of scaling effect b...

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Main Author: Nazir, Ramli (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 1994.
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