Use of a Differential Pressure Transducer for the Monitoring of Soil Volume Change in Cyclic Triaxial Test on Unsaturated Soils

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-233

  Cui, Yu Jun ^a   Tang, Anh Minh ^a   Marcial, Duilio ^b   Terpereau, Jean Marc ^c   Marchadier, Gilles ^c   Boulay, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c SNCF   (France)

Author keywords

calibration; cyclic tests; loess; unsaturated soils; volume measurement

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC LOADS; PRESSURE SENSORS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; CALIBRATION; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

CALIBRATION TESTS; CYCLIC TESTS; CYCLIC TRI-AXIAL TESTS; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; LOADING FREQUENCIES; LOESS; PERFORMANCE; SOIL VOLUME; UNSATURATED SOIL; VOLUME CHANGE;

CALIBRATION; SOILS;

CALIBRATION TESTS; CYCLIC TESTS; LOADING FREQUENCIES; UNSATURATED SOILS;

EID: 34249326966     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ100539     Document Type: Article

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