Modelling cracking stages of saturated soils as they dry and shrink

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-118

  Chertkov, V Y ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELING; SATURATED MEDIUM; SHRINKAGE; SOIL CRACKING;

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EID: 0036205008     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2002.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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