Dielectric method for prediction of porosity of saturated soil

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 319-330

  Arulanandan, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; POROUS MATERIALS - DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; ELLIPSOIDAL PARTICLES; FLUID SATURATED POROUS MEDIA; SATURATED SOILS;

SOILS;

EID: 0026112854     PISSN: 0733-9410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9410(1991)117:2(319)     Document Type: Article

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