Unsaturated soil mechanics. Critical review of physical foundations

Engineering Geology

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 26-39

  Baker, Rafael ^a   Frydman, Sam ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Matrix potential; Soil physics; Suction; Unsaturated soil mechanics

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION POTENTIALS; AIR PRESSURES; AXIS TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES; AXIS TRANSLATIONS; CRITICAL REVIEWS; DOUBLE POROSITY MODELS; FIELD CONDITIONS; MATRIX POTENTIAL; PER UNIT VOLUMES; PHYSICAL SIGNIFICANCES; PORE SPACES; SOIL BEHAVIORS; SOIL PARTICLES; SOIL PHYSICS; SOIL WATERS; SUCTION; UNSATURATED SOIL MECHANICS; UNSATURATED SOILS; WATER ADSORPTIONS;

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CAVITATION; DEWATERING; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CAPILLARITY; CAVITATION; MATRIC POTENTIAL; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL WATER;

EID: 67349251527     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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