Using soil suction to estimate differential soil shrink or heave

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 68, 1997, Pages 66-86

  Wray, Warren K ^a  

^a US Institute of Navigation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

DIFFERENTIAL SOIL HEAVE; DIFFERENTIAL SOIL SHRINK;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0030644572     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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