Definition and experimental determination of a soil-water retention surface

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 609-622

  Salager, S ^a   El Youssoufi, M S ^b   Saix, C ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Hydromechanical coupling; Retention behaviour; Water retention

Indexed keywords

CLAYEY SILTY SAND; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; HYDROMECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; HYDROMECHANICAL COUPLING; INITIAL STATE; PARAMETRIC EQUATION; SOIL WATER RETENTION; SURFACE COVER; VOID RATIOS; WATER RETENTION; WATER RETENTION CAPABILITY;

SOILS;

WATER CONTENT;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROMECHANICS; SAND; SILTY CLAY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; SUCTION; VOID RATIO; WATER CONTENT; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 77953492974     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T09-123     Document Type: Article

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