Axis translation and negative water column techniques for suction control

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 645-660

  Vanapalli, Sai K ^a   Nicotera, M V ^b   Sharma, Radhey S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axis translation technique; Limitations; Negative water column technique; Single column technique; Suction measuring techniques; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); SOIL TESTING; SOILS;

AXIS TRANSLATION TECHNIQUE; LIMITATIONS; NEGATIVE WATER COLUMN TECHNIQUE; SINGLE COLUMN TECHNIQUE; SUCTION MEASURING TECHNIQUES; UNSATURATED SOILS;

TRANSLATION (LANGUAGES);

CAVITATION; EVAPORATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL WATER; SUCTION; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; VOLUME CHANGE; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 56349117151     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-008-9206-3     Document Type: Article

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