Experimental study of the water retention curve as a function of void ratio

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 157, 2007, Pages

  Salager, S ^a   El Youssoufi, M S ^a   Saix, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Unsaturated soils; Water retention curve

Indexed keywords

DRYING; SUPERSATURATION; WATER;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; UNSATURATED SOILS; WATER RETENTION CURVE;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 34548317413     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40901(220)19     Document Type: Review

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