New method for determination of permeability of unsaturated soils

Yanshilixue Yu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 3258-3261

  Gao, Yong Bao ^a   Liu, Feng Yin ^a   Li, Ning ^a,b  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

New method; Permeability of pore air; Permeability of pore water; Soil mechanics; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOISTURE; SOIL TESTING; SOILS;

LOESS; PERMEABILITY COEFFICIENT; PORE AIR PERMEABILITY; PORE WATER PERMEABILITY; UNSATURATED SOILS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 26644471272     PISSN: 10006915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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