A modified pressure plate device for SWCC testing under anisotropic stress states

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 147, 2006, Pages 1753-1763

  Hoyos, L R ^a   Takkabutr, P ^a   Puppala, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CLAY; PLASTICITY; SAND; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FILTER PAPER; PRESSURE PLATE DEVICE; PRESSURE RATIO; SOIL WATER; STRESS STATES; SUCTION; UNSATURATED SOILS;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 33845541790     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40802(189)147     Document Type: Conference Paper

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