Shrinking-swelling phenomenon of clay soils attributed to capillary-crack network

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-71

  Chertkov, V Y ^a   Ravina, I ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CRACKS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHRINKAGE; SWELLING; WATER;

TORTUOSITY;

CLAY;

CLAY SOIL; CRACK; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SHRINKAGE; SWELLING;

EID: 0034253377     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(00)00024-0     Document Type: Article

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