Use of the tensile strength of water for the direct measurement of high soil suction: Discussion

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 178-180

  Ridley, Andrew M ^a   Burland, John B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038222405     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-080     Document Type: Article

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