Characteristic water contents of a fine-grained soil-water system

Geotechnique

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 337-346

  Sridharan, A ^a   Prakash, K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Laboratory tests; Plasticity; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

CLAY; MOISTURE; PLASTICITY; SEDIMENTATION; SHRINKAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; SWELLING;

SOIL-WATER SYSTEM; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

SOIL TESTING;

LIQUID LIMIT; PLASTICITY; SOIL/WATER SYSTEM;

EID: 0347964923     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1998.48.3.337     Document Type: Article

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