Tensiometer saturation and the reliable measurement of soil suction

Geotechnique

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-172

  Take, W A ^a   Bolton, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field instrumentation; Partial saturation; Pore pressures; Suction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL LABORATORIES; PORE PRESSURE; WATER;

TENSIOMETER SATURATION;

SOILS;

PORE PRESSURE; SATURATION; SUCTION; TENSIOMETER;

EID: 0037353945     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2003.53.2.159     Document Type: Article

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