A triaxial and oedometer apparatus for testing unsaturated soils

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-15

  Aversa, Stefano ^a   Nicotera, Marco Valerio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calibration; Compliance; Oedometric tests; Radial strain measurement device; Testing device; Triaxial tests; Unsaturated soils; Water content changes measurement device

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS; WATER;

BURETTES; OEDOMETERS; PYROCLASTIC SOILS; SUCTION CONTROL;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0036503686     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11075j     Document Type: Article

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