Evaluating geotextile pore structure

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1281, Issue , 1996, Pages 3-18

  Fischer, Gregory R ^a   Holtz, Robert D ^b   Christopher, Barry R ^c  

^a Shannon and Wilson Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble point; Clogging; Drainage; Filter; Geotextile; Permeability; Pore size distribution; Pore sizes; Retention

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROSITY; SIZE DETERMINATION; SOILS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BUBBLE POINT METHOD; CLOGGING; FLOW THROUGH BEHAVIOR; GEOTEXTILE FILTERS; PORE SIZE; PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PORE STRUCTURE; RETENTION;

GEOTEXTILES;

EID: 0030149372     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp15589s     Document Type: Review

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