Tensile strength of unsaturated sand

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 135, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1410-1419

  Lu, Ning ^a   Kim, Tae Hyung ^b   Sture, Stein ^c   Likos, William J ^d  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective stress; Sand, soil type; Soil suction; Soil water; Tensile strength; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE STRESS; SOIL SUCTION; SOIL TYPES; SOIL WATER; UNSATURATED SOIL;

PORE SIZE; SAND; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; EFFECTIVE STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PARAMETERIZATION; PORE SPACE; SAND; SANDY SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER; SUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; WATER CONTENT; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 70549084718     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000054     Document Type: Article

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