Model for the prediction of shear strength with respect to soil suction

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 379-392

  Vanapalli, S K ^a   Fredlund, D G ^a   Pufahl, D E ^a   Clifton, A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Clifton Associates Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Matric suction; Shear strength; Soil suction; Soil water characteristic curve; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS; STRESSES; WATER;

EMPIRICAL ANALYTICAL MODEL; GLACIAL TILL; MODIFIED DIRECT SHEAR APPARATUS; SOIL SUCTION; SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; UNSATURATED SOIL;

SOIL MECHANICS;

SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL/WATER CURVE; SUCTION; UNSATURATED SOIL;

EID: 0030157621     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-060     Document Type: Article

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