Filter paper method of soil suction measurement

The capillary pressure of the soil (i.e., the pressure difference between air and water components in soil voids) is a key variable in the analysis of the hydro-mechanical behavior of unsaturated soils. Therefore a simple and economical laboratory method for the measurement of the capillary pressure...

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Main Author: Bicalho, Kátia Vanessa (author)
Other Authors: Correia, A. Gomes (author), Ferreira, Sandra Reis (author), Fleureau, Jean-Marie (author), Marinho, Fernando A. M. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Laboratory tests
Unsaturated soils
Pore pressures
Water retention curves
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/12305
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/12305

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