Use of liquid limit state to generalize water retention properties of fine-grained soils

Geotechnique

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1043-1049

  Reddi, L N ^a   Poduri, R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clays; Consolidation; Laboratory tests; Microscopy; Partial saturation

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CONSOLIDATION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MOISTURE; SAND; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

LIQUID LIMIT STATE; PARTIAL SATURATION; VOID RATIO;

SOIL TESTING;

HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; LIQUID LIMIT STATE; UNSATURATED SOIL; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 0031466595     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1997.47.5.1043     Document Type: Article

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