Seasonal changes in pore water pressure in a grass-covered cut slope in London Clay

Geotechnique

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 523-537

  Smethurst, J A ^a   Clarke, D ^a   Powrie, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clays; Field instrumentation; Monitoring; Pore pressures; Slopes; Suction

Indexed keywords

CLAY; MOISTURE; MONITORING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RAIN; SOIL MECHANICS;

FIELD INSTRUMENTATION; PORE PRESSURES; SLOPES; SOIL MOISTURE; SUCTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

GRASS; LONDON CLAY; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLOPE; SOIL WATER; WATER BUDGET; WATER DEMAND;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEWBURY; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST BERKSHIRE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751070499     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 00168505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2006.56.8.523     Document Type: Article

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