Use and Measurement of Fully Softened Shear Strength
The fully softened shear strength was defined by Skempton (1970) as the peak drained shear strength of a clay in a normally consolidated state. All the experience available on the applicability of the fully softened shear strength for slopes is based on back-analyses. Back-analyses of first-time fa...
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Virginia Tech
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/56631 |