Numerical study of soil conditions under which matric suction can be maintained

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 569-582

  Zhang, L L ^a   Fredlund, D G ^a,b   Zhang, Limin M ^a   Tang, W H ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Matric suction; Permeability; Rainfall infiltration; Slope; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; INFILTRATION; PORE PRESSURE; RAIN; SLOPE STABILITY;

MATRIC SUCTION; PORE-WATER PRESSURE; SEEPAGE ANALYSIS;

SOILS;

GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; MATRIC POTENTIAL; NUMERICAL METHOD; SOIL MECHANICS; SUCTION;

EID: 8744261928     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T04-006     Document Type: Article

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