Influence of matric suction on shear strength behavior of unsaturated soils

Yantu Lixue/Rock and Soil Mechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1931-1936

  Lin, Hong Zhou ^a   Li, Guang Xin ^a   Yu, Yu Zhen ^a   Lu, He ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Matric suction; Shear strength; Soil water characteristic curve; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL FRICTION; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE;

DIRECT SHEAR TEST; MATRIC SUCTION; PRESSURE PLATE TEST; PSEUDO COHESION; SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; THRESHOLD SUCTION; UNSATURATED SOILS;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 34548499603     PISSN: 10007598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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