A new simple system for measuring volume changes in unsaturated soils

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 757-764

  Ng, C W W ^a   Zhan, L T ^a   Cui, Y J ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bottle shaped; Calibration; Differential pressure; Inner cell; Open ended; Unsaturated soils; Volume change measurement

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CREEP; SOILS; STRAIN; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS; WATER LEVELS;

VOLUME CHANGES;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

INSTRUMENTATION; TRIAXIAL TEST; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; VOLUME CHANGE;

EID: 0036019761     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t02-015     Document Type: Article

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