Characterization of unsaturated nonwoven geotextiles

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 99, 2000, Pages 153-164

  Stormont, John C ^a   Morris, Carl E ^b  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRYING; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING; WATER ABSORPTION; WETTING;

UNSATURATED FLOW; WATER RETENTION;

GEOTEXTILES;

EID: 0033725770     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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