An improved volume measurement for determining soil water retention curves

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Péron, Hervé ^a   Hueckel, Tomasz ^b   Laloui, Lyesse ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cracks; Friction; Shrinkage; Soil water retention curve; Volume measurement accuracy

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF SATURATION; SOIL WATER RETENTION CURVE; VOID RATIO; VOLUME MEASUREMENT ACCURACY;

CRACKS; DRYING; FRICTION; GROUNDWATER; SHRINKAGE; SOIL MECHANICS;

VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33846867272     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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