A modified pressure plate apparatus

• Main Authors: Leong, Eng Choon, Tripathy, Sudhiranjan, Rahardjo, Harianto
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94502; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7355
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Soil-water characteristic curves of soils can be measured in the laboratory using conventional testing apparatus such as the pressure plate. This paper describes a modified pressure plate apparatus using a commercially available high air entry ceramic plate. The modified pressure plate apparatus has...