Probabilistic modelling of saturated/unsaturated hydraulic conductivity for compacted glacial tills

Geotechnique

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 273-284

  Watabe, Y ^a   LeBihan, J P ^b   Leroueil, S ^b  

^a PORT AND AIRPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compaction; Fabric structure of soils; Glacial soils; Partial saturation; Permeability; Suction

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLACIERS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

FABRIC/STRUCTURE OF SOILS; GLACIAL SOILS; PARTIAL SATURATION; PERMEABILITY; SUCTION;

SOILS;

GLACIAL DEPOSIT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; TILL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 33744799152     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 00168505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2006.56.4.273     Document Type: Article

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