Measurement of geotextile-water characteristic curves using a controlled outflow capillary pressure cell

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 271-282

  Knight, M A ^a   Kotha, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geotextile; Geotextile water characteristic curve; Nonwoven; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DRAINAGE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SAND;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE CELL;

GEOTEXTILES;

CAPILLARITY; FLUID FLOW; GEOTEXTILE; WATER;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; FLUID FLOW; GEOTEXTILE;

EID: 0034768399     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.8.0195     Document Type: Article

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