Experimental Evidence and Theoretical Approaches in Unsaturated Soils

by A. Tarantino (Editor), C. Mancuso (Editor)

Overview

This volume presents the work of postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers on unsaturated soil mechanincs. Topics covered include: innovative experimental techniques; new experimental data on compacted, collapsible and swelling soils; and advances in constitutive modelling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040192399
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	01/01/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	5 MB

Table of Contents

PrefaceAcknowledgementsExperimental Evidence1. Experimental investigations on the stress variables governing unsaturated soil behaviour at medium to high degrees of saturation2. Investigating infiltration into compacted unsaturated heterogeneous soils3. Collapse tests on isotropic and anisotropic compacted soils4. Retention curves and 1-D behaviour of a compacted tectonised unsaturated clay5. Volume change behaviour of a dense compacted swelling clay under stress and suction changes6. Soil behaviour in the small and the large strain range under controlled suction conditions7. Retention curves of deformable claysTheoretical Approaches8. Inclusion of hydraulic hysteresis in a new elasto-plastic framework for unsaturated soils9. An elastoplastic hydro-mechanical model for unsaturated soils10. Remarks on the constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils11. Modelling the behaviour of unsaturated silt12. Interpretation of shear response upon wetting of natural unsaturated pyroclastic soilsMiscellaneousList of participantsAuthor index, including addresses

Editorial Reviews

The April 2000 workshop served as a forum for post-graduate and post- doctoral researchers to present their recent work in unsaturated soil mechanics. The 12 revised papers discuss experimental techniques, advances in constitutive modeling, and experimental data on compacted, collapsible and swelling soils. No subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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