Unsaturated soil mechanics for solving geotechnical problems

• Main Authors: Rahardjo, Harianto, Santoso, Vera Amalia, Leong, Eng Choon
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101777; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7173
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many geotechnical problems involve unsaturated soils. Some unsaturated soils are also called problematic soils when saturated soil mechanics cannot fully describe the behavior of these soils. Negative pore-water pressure or soil suction in unsaturated soil controls the shear strength and hydraulic p...