Relationship between methylene blue value, initial soil suction and swell percent of expansive soils

Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 521-529

  Çokça, Erdal ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Expansive soil; Methylene blue value; Psychrometer; Soil suction; Swell percent

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; KAOLIN; PLASTICITY; PSYCHROMETERS; SWELLING; THERMOCOUPLES;

SUCTION;

SOILS;

EXPANSIVE SOIL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL PROPERTY; SUCTION; SWELLING;

EID: 0036405071     PISSN: 13000160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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