Indirect measurement of suction

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 633-644

  Bulut, Rifat ^a   Leong, Eng Choon ^b  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chilled mirror; Electrical conductivity; Filter paper; Psychrometer; Soil suction; Thermal conductivity; Thermocouple; Transistor

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MEASUREMENTS; MIRRORS; MOISTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; PSYCHROMETERS; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SENSORS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRICITY; THERMOMETERS; VAPOR PRESSURE; WAVE FILTERS;

APPLICATION AREAS; CHILLED-MIRROR; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENGINEERING PRACTICES; FILTER PAPER; FILTER PAPER METHODS; INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; MOISTURE EQUILIBRIUMS; POROUS MEDIUMS; PRIVATE SECTORS; SOIL SUCTION; SOIL SUCTIONS; SUCTION MEASUREMENTS; WORKING PRINCIPLES;

SOIL SURVEYS;

FILTER; POROUS MEDIUM; SENSOR; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; SUCTION; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 56349110472     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-008-9197-0     Document Type: Article

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