A system for field measurement of suction using high capacity tensiometers

Unsaturated Soils: Advances in Geo-Engineering - Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, E-UNSAT 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 219-225

  Mendes, J ^a   Toll, D G ^a   Augarde, C E ^a   Gallipoli, D ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DURHAM UNIVERSITY; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FILL MATERIALS; HIGH CAPACITY; NEW SYSTEM; RAINFALL EVENT; SEASONAL CHANGES;

EMBANKMENTS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; PROBES; SOILS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 57849162909     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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