Total suction measurement of unsaturated soils with a device using the chilled-mirror dew-point technique

• 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/10356/94503; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7382
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The total suction of a soil consists of two components: matric suction and osmotic suction. There are different techniques for measuring the total, matric and osmotic suction. The total suction of the soil is related to the water vapour pressure in the air space of the soil, and can be measured by d...