Comparison of chilled-mirror measurements and filter paper estimates of total soil suction

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 360-367

  Patrick, Pamela K ^a   Olsen, Harold W ^a   Higgins, Jerry D ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilled mirror dew point technique; Filter paper method; Total suction; Water content

Indexed keywords

CHILLED-MIRROR DEW POINT TECHNIQUE; FILTER PAPER METHOD; FILTER PAPERS; NATURAL VARIATIONS; SOIL SUCTION; TEST CHAMBERS; TOTAL SUCTION;

ERRORS; ESTIMATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL TESTING; WATER CONTENT; WATER FILTRATION; WAVE FILTERS;

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EID: 49149085360     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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