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Fundamental Aspects of Thixotropy in Soils

1961; American Society of Civil Engineers; Volume: 126; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1061/taceat.0008103

2690-4071

James K. Mitchell,

Clay minerals and soil interactions

Thixotropic phenomena are described and previous investigations on the behavior of thixotropic systems are summarized. The complex nature of the phenomena is pointed out, as well as the fact that thixotropy is of quite general occurrence in fine-grained materials