Independence of geostatic stress from overconsolidation in some Beaufort Sea clays

• Published in: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
• Main Authors: Jefferies, M. G., Crooks, J. H. A., Becker, D. E., Hill, P. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1987
• Subjects: Arctic; Beaufort Shelf; Beaufort Sea
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t87-045; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/t87-045

Since 1982, extensive use has been made of the self-bored pressuremeter in Arctic offshore site investigations. One finding of this work is that the in situ geostatic stress ratio K 0 of Beaufort Sea clays is apparently unrelated to the overconsolidation ratio (OCR). The procedures and data to suppo...