The effects of site conditions on the predicted time rate of heave

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 147, 2006, Pages 2086-2097

  Chao, Kuo Chieh ^a   Overton, Daniel D ^a   Nelson, John D ^a,b  

^a MFG Inc   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DRAINAGE; SEEPAGE; SOIL SURVEYS; WATER; WETTING;

SEEPAGE ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 33845531191     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40802(189)176     Document Type: Conference Paper

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