Prediction of volume change in an expansive soil as a result of vegetation and environmental changes

Expansive Clay Soils and Vegetative Influence on Shallow Foundations

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 24-43

  Fredlund, D G ^a   Hung, V Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

UNSATURATED SOIL; WATER INFILTRATION; WATERING;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035769543     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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