Automated humidity system for measuring total suction characteristics of clay

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-190

  Likos, William J ^a   Lu, Ning ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption kinetics; Automated testing; Expansive soils; Relative humidity; Soil water characteristic curves; Suction; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HUMIDITY CONTROL; KAOLIN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

SUCTION MEASUREMENT;

CLAY;

EID: 0037938451     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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