Depth of wetting and the active zone

Expansive Clay Soils and Vegetative Influence on Shallow Foundations

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 95-109

  Nelson, John D ^a   Overton, Daniel D ^a   Durkee, Dean B ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SWELLING; WETTING;

ACTIVE ZONE; SOIL PROFILE; WATER CONTENT;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0035770953     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40592(270)6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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