Laboratory and Field Testing of Unsaturated Soils
Published on 23. August 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
V, 214 pages
978-94-017-7704-9 (ISBN)
Description
Preface: Special Issue on Laboratory and Field Testing of Unsaturated Soils.- Measurement of Matric Suction Using Tensiometric and Axis Translation Techniques.- Indirect Measurement of Suction.- Axis Translation and Negative Water Column Techniques for Suction Control.- Vapour Equilibrium and Osmotic Technique for Suction Control.- Mechanical Testing in Unsaturated Soils.- Laboratory Hydraulic Testing in Unsaturated Soils.- Microstructure Investigation in Unsaturated Soils: A Review with Special Attention to Contribution of Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry and Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy.- Geoenvironmental Testing.- Field Measurement of Suction, Water Content, and Water Permeability.- Water Balance and Evapotranspiration Monitoring in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.- Monitoring the Performance of Unsaturated Soil Slopes.- Monitoring Large-Scale Tests for Nuclear Waste Disposal.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2009
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
V, 214 p.
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-017-7704-9 (9789401777049)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-8819-3
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Alessandro Tarantino | Enrique Romero | Yu-Jin Cui
Laboratory and Field Testing of Unsaturated Soils
Book
01/2009
Springer
€106.99
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Content
Preface: Special Issue on Laboratory and Field Testing of Unsaturated Soils.- Measurement of Matric Suction Using Tensiometric and Axis Translation Techniques.- Indirect Measurement of Suction.- Axis Translation and Negative Water Column Techniques for Suction Control.- Vapour Equilibrium and Osmotic Technique for Suction Control.- Mechanical Testing in Unsaturated Soils.- Laboratory Hydraulic Testing in Unsaturated Soils.- Microstructure Investigation in Unsaturated Soils: A Review with Special Attention to Contribution of Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry and Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy.- Geoenvironmental Testing.- Field Measurement of Suction, Water Content, and Water Permeability.- Water Balance and Evapotranspiration Monitoring in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.- Monitoring the Performance of Unsaturated Soil Slopes.- Monitoring Large-Scale Tests for Nuclear Waste Disposal.