A study on the influence of measurement procedures on suction-water content relationship of a sandy soil

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Malaya, C ^a   Sreedeep, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Continuous measurement; Sandy soil; Soil suction; Soil water characteristic curve; Spot measurement; Suction water content relationship; Tensiometer; Volumetric water content

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149314596     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JTE102736     Document Type: Article

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