A laboratory study of the hysteresis of a thermal conductivity soil suction sensor

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 303-314

  Feng, Man ^a   Fredlund, Delwyn G ^a   Shuai, Fangsheng ^a  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capillary hysteresis; Matric suction; Soil suction sensor

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; ERRORS; HYSTERESIS; SENSORS; SOIL TESTING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

CAPILLARY HYSTERESIS; SOIL SUCTION SENSOR;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0036747763     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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