New device and method for soil shrinkage curve measurement and characterization

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 525-535

  Braudeau, E ^a   Costantini, J M ^b   Bellier, G ^c   Colleuille, H ^d  

^a Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b Geodit   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d Hydrology Dep   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SHRINKAGE; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; WEIGHING;

SOIL SHRINKAGE CURVE MEASUREMENT;

SOIL MECHANICS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; SHRINKAGE; SOIL PROPERTY;

EID: 0032805287     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.03615995006300030015x     Document Type: Article

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