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A Review of Sampling Effects in Clays and Sands

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Predictions of the strains caused by tube sampling are combined with a simple framework for soil behaviour to examine both the response of soils to tube sampling and the effect of sampling on the soils’ subsequent behaviour. Factors shown to be important are the soil’s plasticity, stress history and structure, and the geometry of the sampler. Attention is paid to comparing field and laboratory measurements of dynamic shear modulus as a means of evaluating sample disturbance in clays and sands.

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    D. W. Hight

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  1. British Geological Survey, Edinburgh, UK

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  2. Ove Arup & Partners, London, UK

    D. Clare

  3. BP Exploration, Aberdeen, UK

    A. Hill  & J. M. Squire  & 

  4. Lloyds Register, London, UK

    R. Hobbs

  5. Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, London, UK

    R. J. Jardine

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Hight, D.W. (1993). A Review of Sampling Effects in Clays and Sands. In: Ardus, D.A., Clare, D., Hill, A., Hobbs, R., Jardine, R.J., Squire, J.M. (eds) Offshore Site Investigation and Foundation Behaviour. Advances in Underwater Technology, Ocean Science and Offshore Engineering, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2473-9_8

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