Absorption Water Content and Liquid Limit of Soils

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-133

  Sridharan, A ^a   Nagaraj, H B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Atterberg limits; Clays; Laboratory tests; Plasticity; Soil classification

Indexed keywords

CLAY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LIQUIDS; PLASTICITY; SOILS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ATTERBERG LIMITS; ENGINEERING PROPERTIES; EQUILIBRIUM WATER CONTENTS; LABORATORY TEST; PLASTICITY INDICES; SHEARING RESISTANCE; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0011462511     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11271j     Document Type: Article

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