The Suitability of the Osmotic Technique for the Long-term Testing of Partly Saturated Soils

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 220-226

  Monroy, R ^a   Ridley, A ^b   Dineen, K ^c   Zdravkovic, L ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Thomas Telford Training   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clays; laboratory equipment; laboratory tests; oedometer; osmosis; partial saturation; suction

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; LABORATORIES; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS; LABORATORY TEST; LONG-TERM TESTING; OEDOMETERS; OSMOTIC TECHNIQUE; PARTIAL SATURATION; PARTLY SATURATED; SATURATED SOILS; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; SUCTION;

OSMOSIS; CLAY;

LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS; LABORATORY TESTS; PARTIAL SATURATION; SUCTION;

EID: 34249321296     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ100731     Document Type: Article

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