Swelling behavior under oedometric and triaxial loading conditions

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 99, 2000, Pages 344-360

  Al Shamrani, Mosleh A ^a   Al Mhaidib, Abdullah I ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HYDRAULICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; SWELLING;

EXPANSIVE SOILS; OEDOMETRY; TRIAXIAL LOADING CONDITIONS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0033701641     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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