Estimation of unsaturated shear strength from soil–water characteristic curve

• Main Authors: Zhai, Qian, Rahardjo, Harianto, Satyanaga, Alfrendo, Dai, Guoliang
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Capillary Water; Meniscus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144380
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many shallow foundations are constructed within the soil layer above the groundwater table, where the soil remains unsaturated, and the failure of shallow foundation is mostly related to shear failure. The shear strength of the unsaturated soil is one of the main engineering properties required in g...