Soil-water characteristic curves and flux boundary problems

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 68, 1997, Pages 88-112

  Rahardjo, H ^a   Leong, E G ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRYING; HYSTERESIS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; WETTING;

FLUX BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; UNSATURATED SOIL;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0030644489     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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