A unique relationship for χ for the determination of the shear strength of unsaturated soils

Geotechnique

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 681-687

  Khalili, N ^a   Khabbaz, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Partial saturation; Shear strength; Suction

Indexed keywords

SUCTION;

DATA PROCESSING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESSES;

SOILS;

EID: 0032181240     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1998.48.5.681     Document Type: Article

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