Instrumentation of an Unsaturated Residual Soil Slope

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 134-143

  Gasmo, J ^a   Hritzuk, K J ^a   Rahardjo, H ^a   Leong, E C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Field monitoring; Instrumentation; Matric suction; Negative pore water pressure; Piezometer; Rain gage; Rainfall; Residual soil; Slope stability; Tensiometer; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GROUNDWATER; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; SOILS; TROPICS;

FIELD MONITORING; INSTRUMENTATION; MATRIC SUCTIONS; PIEZOMETER; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; RESIDUAL SOIL; TENSIOMETER; UNSATURATED SOIL;

INFILTRATION;

EID: 0041630490     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11272j     Document Type: Article

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