Parameters affecting soil-water characteristics curves of fine-grained soils

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 521-524

  Thakur, Vikas K S ^a   Sreedeep, S ^a   Singh, Devendra N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Clays; Fine grained soils; Silty soils; Soil water; Soul suction

Indexed keywords

CLAY; FUNCTIONS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; VACUUM;

DEWPOINT POTENTIAMETER (WP4); SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVES (SWCC); SUCTION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

SILTY SOIL; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER;

EID: 15844382553     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:4(521)     Document Type: Article

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