The water retention characteristics of compacted clays

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 147, 2006, Pages 1348-1359

  Catana, M C ^a   Vanapalli, S K ^a   Garga, Vinod K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY FRACTION; MATRIC SUCTION; PORE STRUCTURES; SOIL WATER RETENTION CURVES (SWRC);

COMPACTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DESORPTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

CLAY;

EID: 33845531518     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40802(189)111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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