A New Apparatus for Measuring Oxygen Diffusion and Water Retention in Soils

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 289-296

  MacKay, Patricia L ^a   Yanful, Ernest K ^a   Kerry Rowe, R ^a   Badv, Kazem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Degree of saturation; Mine waste; Oxygen diffusion; Soil water characteristic curve; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037999131     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11368j     Document Type: Article

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