Estimating unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of fine-grained soils using electrical resistivity measurements

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Sreedeep, S ^a   Singh, Devendra N ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b National Federation of Independent Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical resistivity; Estimation; Fine grained soils; Suction; Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity

Indexed keywords

FINE-GRAINED SOILS; SUCTION; UNSATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

COMPACTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 33748977128     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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