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Original Articles

Comparative study of shear strength characteristics of dry cohesionless sands from triaxial, plane-strain and direct shear tests

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Pages 150-162 | Received 16 Jan 2019, Accepted 22 Jul 2019, Published online: 12 Aug 2019

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