Effects of different drying rates on shrinkage characteristics of a residual soil and soil mixtures

Engineering Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 31-37

  Krisdani, Henry ^a   Rahardjo, Harianto ^a   Leong, Eng Choon ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Drying rate; Evaporation; Residual soil; Shrinkage curve; Void ratio

Indexed keywords

BARS (METAL); CURING; DEWATERING; EVAPORATION; MIXTURES; MOISTURE; SHRINKAGE; SOILS; VAPORS; WATER CONTENT;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CYLINDRICAL SPECIMENS; DEGREE OF SATURATIONS; DRYING PROCESSES; DRYING RATE; DRYING RATES; EVAPORATION RATES; FINE SANDS; MATRIC SUCTIONS; MEASURING; NET CONFINING PRESSURES; RESIDUAL SOIL; RESIDUAL SOILS; SHRINKAGE CHARACTERISTICS; SHRINKAGE TESTS; SOIL MIXTURES; SPECIFIC GRAVITIES; VOID RATIO; VOID RATIOS;

SOIL TESTING;

EVAPORATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; RESIDUAL SOIL; SHRINKAGE; VOID RATIO;

EID: 54349108079     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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