Compressibility

Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 1: Physical and Mineralogical Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 479-492

  Bradford, J M ^a   Gupta, S C ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Compression curve data; Consolidometer; Soil compaction; Soil compressibility determination; Triaxial compression cell; Water content

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103048764     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssabookser5.1.2ed.c20     Document Type: Chapter

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