Role of matric suction in collapse of compacted clay soil

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-90

  Rao, Sudhakar M ^a   Revanasiddappa, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY SOIL; COLLAPSE; COMPACTION; MATRIC POTENTIAL; SUCTION; WETTING;

EID: 0033506910     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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