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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786502603321

Autore

Head K. H.

Titolo

Manual of soil laboratory testing . Volume 3 Effective stress tests / / K. H. Head, R. J. Epps

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Caithness, Scotland : , : Whittles Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-68015-985-2

1-84995-118-7

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (448 p.)

Disciplina

624.151

Soggetti

Soils - Testing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

""Title page ""; ""Table of content ""; ""Summary of test procedures ""; ""15 Effective stress testing principles: theory and applications ""; ""16 Stress paths in triaxial testing ""; ""17 Test equipment ""; ""18 Calibrations, corrections and general practice ""; ""19 Routine effective stress triaxial tests ""; ""20 Further triaxial shear strength tests ""; ""21 Triaxial consolidation and permeability tests ""; ""22 Hydraulic cell consolidation and permeability tests ""; ""Appendix C Units, symbols and reference data ""; ""Appendix D Estimation of uncertainty of measurement ""; ""Index ""