Soil-Water Characteristic Curve (SWCC) and volumetric deformation law for a plastic clay under high suction

Unsaturated Soils - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 509-512

  Vazquez M ^a   Durand, P ^a   Justo, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONTROL TECHNIQUES; HIGH PLASTICITY; MEMBRANE PRESSURE; PLASTIC CLAY; RED CLAY; SALINE SOLUTIONS; SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; VAPOUR EQUILIBRIUM; VOLUMETRIC DEFORMATION; WETTING AND DRYING;

DEFORMATION; SALINE WATER;

SOILS;

EID: 84857661055     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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