Modified residual soil for the fine-grained layer of capillary barriers

• Main Author: I Gbe Budi Indrawan
• Other Authors: Harianto Rahardjo
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/11833
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

[THIS THESIS CONSISTS OF TWO (2) PARTS – THIS IS PART 1]. Capillary barrier, which is commonly defined as an earthen cover system consisting of a fine-grained soil overlying coarse-grained soil, has potential to be used as a slope protection technique. The contrast in hydraulic properties of the fin...