On constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils

Acta Geotechnica

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 137-147

  Gens, Antonio ^a   Sánchez, Marcelo ^b   Sheng, Daichao ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constitutive models; Elastoplasticity; Expansive soils; Thermodynamics; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

EXPANSIVE SOIL; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HYDROMECHANICS; SOIL MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMICS; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 33845297676     PISSN: 18611125     EISSN: 18611133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11440-006-0013-9     Document Type: Article

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