Advanced experimental unsaturated soil mechanics : EXPERUS 2005

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A. Tarantino

E. Romero

Y.J. Cui

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ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL UN SATURATEI) SO IL M ECHANICS

EXPERU S 2005

PRCOCEiD'INGS OF AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL

UNSSATlRATED SOIL MECHANICS, TRENTO, ITALY, 27-29 JUNE 2005

A.chanced Experimental Unsaturated Soil

Mechanics

EJXPERUS 2005

Ediited h>

A.. Taran:ino

Umiveisirá Jegli Studi di Trento, Trento, Italy

E.. Romero

Umiversitai Politécnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Ec:ole Rationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, France

Y..J. Cu i

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Tatole of C ontents

Prefface XI

A c k •: n < >w I ed gc me n t s

Orgaanisation

A naew soil-water characteristic curve device

J.M !. Padilla, Y.). Perera, WN. Houston & IXG. Fredlund

Soil I suction measurement using the Xeritron Sensor in two different types of infiltration tests

on i a swelling soil

G.AI. Siemens & J.A. Blatz

Sweelling and suction in clay minerals

V.K..S. Thakur & I). N. Singh

The* effect of structure on the water retention of soil tested using different methods of suction

mecasurement

S.C:. Walker. I). Gallipoli & D.G. Toll

Am investigation into hydro-mechanical behavior of an expansive soil using axis-translation and

vapor equilibrium techniques

S. Sx Agus T. Schanz

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Sucction measurement

Lesssons learnt from suction monitoring during centrifuge modeling 3

C .F ' Chiu. Y.J. Cui. P. Deluge. E. Haza & E. De Laure

Presssure pulse technique for measuring diffused air volume l)

C.A.. Lawrence. W.N. Houston. A.M. Harraz & S./.. Houston

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33

Sutction control

Corntrolled suction oedometric tests: analysis of some experimental aspects 43

C. / Aim hand la & A. Ferrari

Bethavior upon drying-wetting paths of Maghnia Bentonite (west of Algeria) 49

N.. Ahou-Bekr. F.M. Derfouf & A. Bekkouche

53

CoDmbining different controlled-suction techniques to study expansive clays 61

C’. Hoffmann. E. Romero & E.E. Alonso

Oni the suction control techniques in studying the THM behavior of unsaturated soils 69

S. Tai'hi, M.S. G hem haza J.M. Fleureau

Determination of water retention curves of two bentonites at high temperature 77

M .. V. Villar, PL. Martin & A. Lloret

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