Influence of Procedural Variables on the Gradient Ratio Test

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 22-31

  Fischer, Gregory R ^a   Maré, André D ^b   Holtz, Robert D ^c  

^a Shannon and Wilson Inc   (United States)

^b HWA GeoSciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Clogging; Filtration; Geotextile; Gradient ratio test; Permeability

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; GEOTEXTILES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROFILTRATION; SOILS; WATER FILTRATION;

CLOGGING; GRADIENT RATIO; GRADIENT RATIO TESTS; PROCEDURAL VARIABLES; SOIL SPECIMENS; SYSTEMATIC STUDY;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0003111754     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11313j     Document Type: Article

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