Soil behavior at the microscale: Particle forces

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 119, 2003, Pages 25-56

  Santamarina, J Carlos ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PORE PRESSURE; SEEPAGE;

PARTICLE FORCES;

SOILS;

EID: 0037268886     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40659(2003)2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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