Shrink test-water content method for shrink and swell predictions

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 590-600

  Briaud, Jean Louis ^a   Zhang, Xiong ^a   Moon, Sangho ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Predictions; Shrinkage; Swelling; Water content

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; SHRINKAGE; SOILS; SWELLING; WATER;

WATER CONTENT;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

FOOTING; GROUND MOVEMENT; SHRINKAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SWELLING; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0042804936     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2003)129:7(590)     Document Type: Article

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