Study of desiccation crack evolution using image analysis

Unsaturated Soils: Advances in Geo-Engineering - Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, E-UNSAT 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 159-164

  Costa, S ^a   Kodikara, J ^a   Thusyanthan, N I ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY SOIL; COMPACTED CLAYS; DESICCATION CRACKS; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; LABORATORY TEST; ROAD PAVEMENTS; SURFACE AREA; WASTE CONTAINMENT;

CLAY; DRIERS (MATERIALS); HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; ROADS AND STREETS;

CRACKS;

EID: 79952286406     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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