A New Isotropic Cell for Studying the Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Unsaturated Expansive Clays

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 341-348

  Tang, Anh Minh ^a   Cui, Yu Jun ^a   Barnel, Nathalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

expansive soil; isotropic cell; suction temperature control; thermo mechanical behavior; unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; SOILS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; CLAY MINERALS; FORMING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

CELL/B.E; EXPANSIVE CLAYS; EXPANSIVE SOILS; ISOTROPIC CELL; SOIL SUCTION; SUCTION TEMPERATURE; SUCTION-TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMO-MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; UNSATURATED SOIL; VAPOUR EQUILIBRIUM;

CELLS;

EXPANSIVE SOIL; ISOTROPIC CELL; ISOTROPIC PRESSURE; MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; SOIL SPECIMENS; SOIL SUCTION; SUCTION-TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMO-MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; UNSATURATED SOIL; VAPOR EQUILIBRIUM; VOLUME CHANGES;

EID: 49149116255     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ100623     Document Type: Article

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