Characterisation of geotextiles water retention using a modified capillary pressure cell

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 186-193

  Nahlawi, Hani ^a   Bouazza, Abdelmalek ^a   Kodikara, Jayantha ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geotextile; Suction; Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity; Water retention curve

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLYESTERS;

FREDLUND AND XING EQUATIONS; HANGING COLUMN TEST; SUCTION; VAN GENUCHTEN EQUATIONS; WATER RETENTION;

GEOTEXTILES;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; GEOTEXTILE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL METHOD; PRESSURE EFFECT; SUCTION; TESTING METHOD; WATER RETENTION;

CONDUCTIVITY; DRYING; GEOTEXTILE; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POLYESTER; TESTING; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 33847683902     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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