On the measurement of water pressure in soils with high suction tensiometers

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Lourenco S D N ^a,b   Gallipoli, D ^c   Toll, D G ^b   Evans, F D ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d Wykeham Farrance Division Ltd)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High suction tensiometers; Laboratory testing; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

FIELD TESTING; INITIAL SATURATION; LABORATORY TESTING; MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS; MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES; MEASUREMENT TIME; NEGATIVE PRESSURES; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; PRE-CONDITIONING; PRELIMINARY DATA; PROBE CONTACT; TESTING PROCEDURE; UNSATURATED SOIL; WATER PRESSURES;

CALIBRATION; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PROBES; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; WATER;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CALIBRATION; LABORATORY METHOD; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER; SOIL TEST; SUCTION; TENSIOMETER; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 77953259450     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ102372     Document Type: Article

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