Development of a Stress/Suction-Controlled True Triaxial Testing Device for Unsaturated Soils

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-13

  Hoyos Jr , Laureano R ^a   Macari, Emir Jose ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axis translation technique; High air entry disk; Matric suction; Multiaxial stress state; Pore air pressure; Pore water pressure; True triaxial apparatus; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SOILS; WATER;

AXIS TRANSLATION TECHNIQUE; HIGH-AIR-ENTRY DISK; MATRIC SUCTIONS; MULTIAXIAL STRESS STATE; PORE-AIR; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; TRUE TRIAXIAL APPARATUS; UNSATURATED SOIL;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0037708652     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11277j     Document Type: Article

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