Predicting the shear strength envelope of unsaturated soils

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 215-220

  Rassam, Daud W ^a   Cook, Freeman ^a  

^a Resource Science Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Matric suction; Soil water characteristic curve; Unsaturated shear strength

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FRICTION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; WATER;

MATRIC SUCTION; SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; UNSATURATED SOILS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0036610646     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11365j     Document Type: Article

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