Measurement of the coefficient of permeability for a deformable unsaturated soil using a triaxial permeameter

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 426-432

  Huang, Shangyan ^a   Fredlund, D G ^a   Barbour, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coefficient of permeability; Triaxial permeameter; Unsaturated soil; Volume change

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERMEAMETERS (MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY); SAND; SILT; SOIL MECHANICS;

PERMEABILITY COEFFICIENT; TRIAXIAL PERMEAMETERS; UNSATURATED SOILS;

SOIL TESTING;

PERMEABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

PERMEABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 0032105178     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-011     Document Type: Article

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