Examining the contact filter paper method in the low suction range

• Main Authors: Leong, Eng Choon, Wijaya, Martin, Tong, W. Y., Lu, Y.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Filter Paper Method; Contact
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146703
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The filter paper method for measuring suction is standardized in ASTM D5298-16, Standard Test Method for the Measurement of Soil Potential (Suction) Using Filter Paper. The contact filter paper is usually calibrated using a pressure plate apparatus from 10 to 1,500 kPa. The filter paper calibration...