Meaning, measurement, and field application of fully softened shear strength of stiff clays and clay shales

Keyphrases

• Slope Failure 100%
• Clay Shale 100%
• Stiff Clay 100%
• Fully Softened Shear Strength 100%
• Slip Surface 40%
• Secant 40%
• Friction Angle 40%
• Laboratory Measurements 20%
• Empirical Formula 20%
• Stress Range 20%
• Stability Analysis 20%
• Correlation-based 20%
• Laboratory Results 20%
• Plasticity Index 20%
• Triaxial Compression Test 20%
• Scarp 20%
• Clay Particles 20%
• Normally Consolidated 20%
• Residual Conditions 20%
• Geologic Materials 20%
• Secant Friction Angle 20%
• Clay Composition 20%
• Shale Composition 20%

Engineering

• Shear Strength 100%
• Application Field 100%
• Slope Failure 100%
• Stiff Clay 100%
• Friction Angle 60%
• Slip Surface 40%
• Good Agreement 20%
• Compression Test 20%
• Stability Analysis 20%
• Plasticity Index 20%
• Stress Range 20%

Earth and Planetary Sciences

• Slope Failure 100%
• Shear Strength 100%
• Stability Analysis 20%
• Escarpment 20%
• Strength of Materials 20%