Rapid Pseudo-Static Measurement of Hysteretic Capillary Pressure-Saturation Relationships in Unconsolidated Porous Media

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 474-483

  Chen, Lixia ^a   Miller, Gerald A ^a   Kibbey, Tohren C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

capillary pressure; hysteresis; matric suction; saturation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CAPILLARY TUBES; HYSTERESIS; POROUS MATERIALS; CAPILLARITY; DAMPING; STIFFNESS;

AUTOMATED SYSTEMS; CAPILLARY PRESSURE-SATURATION RELATIONSHIP; MATRIC SUCTIONS; MEASUREMENTS OF; PSEUDOSTATIC; RAPID MEASUREMENT; SATURATION; SLOW DYNAMICS; STATIC MEASUREMENTS; UNCONSOLIDATED POROUS MEDIA; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CAPILLARY PRESSURES; MATRIC SUCTION; PSEUDO-STATIC;

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY FLOW;

EID: 41849123159     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ100850     Document Type: Article

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