Effect of rainfall on matric suctions in a residual soil slope

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 618-628

  Lim, T T ^a   Rahardjo, H ^a   Chang, M F ^a   Fredlund, D G ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Field instrumentation; Matric suction; Negative pore water pressure; Rainfall; Residual soil; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; LANDSLIDES; MONITORING; PORE PRESSURE; RAIN; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; SURFACES; WATER;

FIELD INSTRUMENTATION; GROUNDWATER TABLE; MATRIC SUCTION; PORE WATER PRESSURE; RESIDUAL SOIL SLOPE; SLIP SURFACES;

SLOPE STABILITY;

LANDSLIDE; MATRIC SUCTION; RAINFALL; RESIDUAL SOIL; SLOPE STABILITY;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0030209229     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-087     Document Type: Article

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