Including contributions describing field and laboratory studies in unsaturated soils and expansive soils, and research on theoretical and numerical advances in the field, Unsaturated soils will proof to be invaluable to academics and research students in unsaturated soil mechanics.
Edited by:
Olivier Buzzi, S. Fityus, D. Sheng Imprint: CRC Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Spine: 56mm
Weight: 1.746kg ISBN:9780415804806 ISBN 10: 0415804809 Pages: 942 Publication Date:02 November 2009 Audience:
College/higher education
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College/higher education
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Primary
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Primary
Format:Mixed media product Publisher's Status: Active
Experimental Studies in Unsaturated Soils and Expansive Soils. Mechanical characterization. Cyclic loading. Shear strength and shear stiffness. Thermal effects. Development of experimental methods. Soil water characteristic curve and suction measurement. Field testing and slope stability. Expansive soils and collapsible soils. Applications. Theoretical and Numerical Advances in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics. Keynotes and overview lectures. Constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils. Implementation and numerical modelling of unsaturated soils. Shear strength and stiffness of unsaturated soils. Soil-water-environment interactions. Volume change behaviour of unsaturated soils. Applications of unsaturated soils.