Prediction of field collapse of soils due to wetting

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 40-58

  Houston, Sandra L ^a   Houston, William N ^a   Spadola, Donald J ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Thomas Hartig and Assoc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATERIALS TESTING - FAILURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

OEDOMETERS; WETTING;

SOILS;

EID: 0023860524     PISSN: 0733-9410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9410(1988)114:1(40)     Document Type: Article

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