Significance of soil suction and soil water characteristic curve parameters

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-107

  Babu, G L Sivakumar ^a   Peter, J ^a   Mukesh, M D ^a   Gartung, E ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b Geotechnical Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Matric suction; Model parameters; SWCC; Total suction; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SAND; SILT;

MATRIC SUCTION; MODEL PARAMETERS; SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; TOTAL SUCTION; UNSATURATED SOILS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 13444271689     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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