Temperature effects on suction characteristic curve of bentonite-sand mixtures

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 147, 2006, Pages 1314-1325

  Arifin, Y F ^a   Agus, S S ^a   Schanz, T ^a  

^a BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; HYGROMETERS; MIXTURES; SENSORS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BENTONITE-SAND MIXTURES; CALCIGELS;

SAND;

EID: 33845526190     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40802(189)108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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