Determination of particle density using water and gas pycnometry

Geotechnique

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 403-406

  Richards, S ^a   Bouazza, A ^b  

^a Coffey Geosciences Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Laboratory test; Standards

Indexed keywords

TESTING METHOD;

EID: 34247882574     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 00168505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2007.57.4.403     Document Type: Article

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