Suction compression index based on CLOD test results

Proceedings of Sessions of Geo-Denver 2000 - Advances in Unsaturated Geotechnics, GSP 99

Volumn 287, Issue , 2000, Pages 393-408

  Perko, Howard A ^c   Thompson, Robert W ^a   Nelson, John D ^b  

^a CTL/Thompson Inc   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; SOILS;

%MOISTURE; ATTERBERG LIMITS; BEDROCK GEOLOGY; COMPRESSION INDICES; DENVER , COLORADO; FILTER PAPERS; SOIL SUCTION; TEST RESULTS;

TESTING;

EID: 0010972594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40510(287)27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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