Prediction of soil water characteristic curves using an elastoplastic framework

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 148, 2006, Pages 86-92

  Muraleetharan, K K ^a   Liu, C ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER; WETTING;

ELASTOPLASTIC MODEL; SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVES (SWCC); SURFACE PLASTICITY;

SOILS;

EID: 33845426263     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40860(192)7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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