Laboratory Tests for Unsaturated Soils
eBook - ePub

Laboratory Tests for Unsaturated Soils

  1. 414 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Laboratory Tests for Unsaturated Soils

About this book

The testing of unsaturated soils requires greater care and effort than that of saturated soils. Although unsaturated soil mechanics has been embraced by geotechnical engineering, engineering practice has not yet caught up as the characterization of unsaturated soils is difficult and time-consuming, and made harder still by a lack of standards.

Laboratory Tests for Unsaturated Soils collates test procedures to cover all laboratory tests for characterising unsaturated soils. It covers the background, theory, test procedures, and interpretation of test results. Each test procedure is broken down into simple stages and described in detail. The pitfalls of each test and the interpretation of the test results are explained. Test data and calculation methods are given, along with many numerical examples to illustrate the methods of interpretation and to offer the presentation of typical results.

The book is especially useful for students and researchers who are new to the field and provides a practical handbook for engineering applications.

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Yes, you can access Laboratory Tests for Unsaturated Soils by Eng-Choon Leong,Martin Wijaya in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Civil Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Chapter 1 Introduction
  10. Chapter 2 Basic definitions, test environment and general apparatuses
  11. Chapter 3 Sampling, storage and sample preparation
  12. Chapter 4 Grain-size distribution, and specific gravity
  13. Chapter 5 Atterberg limits and shrinkage test
  14. Chapter 6 Compaction
  15. Chapter 7 Suction measurement
  16. Chapter 8 Matric suction measurement: Direct methods
  17. Chapter 9 Indirect suction measurement methods
  18. Chapter 10 Soil-water characteristic curve
  19. Chapter 11 Permeability: Steady-state methods
  20. Chapter 12 Permeability: Transient-state methods
  21. Chapter 13 Oedometer test
  22. Chapter 14 Constant rate of strain test
  23. Chapter 15 Triaxial test (volume change)
  24. Chapter 16 Direct shear test
  25. Chapter 17 Triaxial test (shear strength)
  26. Chapter 18 Ring shear test
  27. Chapter 19 Tension test
  28. Chapter 20 Wave velocities
  29. Chapter 21 Thermal conductivity
  30. Appendix A:Glossary of terms
  31. Appendix B:Formulas and conversion factors
  32. Index