Geotextile characterization and pore-size distribution: Part II. A review of test methods and results

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-180

  Bhatia, S K ^a   Smith, J L ^b  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble point method; Dry sieving; Filtration; Geotextile; Hydrodynamic sieving; Image analysis; Mercury intrusion porosimetry; Pore Size distribution; Wet sieving

Indexed keywords

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; POROSIMETERS; POROUS MATERIALS; SIEVES;

BUBBLE POINT METHOD; DRY SIEVING; HYDRODYNAMIC SIEVING; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; WET SIEVING;

GEOTEXTILES;

FILTRATION; GEOTEXTILES; TEST METHODS;

EID: 0029832712     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.3.0058     Document Type: Review

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