Effects of coarse-grained material on hydraulic properties and shear strength of top soil

Engineering Geology

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 165-173

  Rahardjo, H ^a   Indrawan, I G B ^a   Leong, E C ^a   Yong, W K ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b National Parks Board   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coarse grained material; Hydraulic properties; Permeability function; Shear strength; Soil mixture; Soil water characteristic curve; Top soil

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; ELASTIC MODULI; FLUID MECHANICS; GRANITE; HYDRAULICS; LIQUIDS; MIXING; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOILS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WATER CONTENT;

COARSE-GRAINED MATERIAL; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; PERMEABILITY FUNCTION; SOIL MIXTURE; SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; TOP SOIL;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

GRANITE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; PERMEABILITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER;

EID: 53549126627     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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