Laboratory and field testing of unsaturated soils / A. Tarantino, E. Romero, Y.-J. Cui, editors ; foreword by Alessandro Tarantino, Enrique Romero and Yu-Jun Cui.

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Table Of Contents: Preface A. Tarantino E. Romero, Y.-J. Cui Measurement of matric suction using tensiometric and axis translation techniques F.A.M. Marinho, W.A. Take, A. Tarantino Indirect measurement of suction R. Bulut, E.C. Leong Axis translation and negative water column techniques for suction control S.K. Vanapalli, M.V. Nicotera, R.S. Sharma Vapour equilibrium and osmotic technique for suction control J.A. Blatz, Y.-J. Cui, L. Oldecop Mechanical testing in unsaturated soils L.R. Hoyos, L. Laloui, R. Vassallo Laboratory hydraulic testing in unsaturated soils F. Masrouri K.V. Bicalho, K. Kawai Microstructure investigation in unsaturated soils: a review with special attention to contribution of mercury intrusion porosimetry and environmental scanning electron microscopy E. Romero, P.H. Simms Geoenvironmental testing P. Delage, E. Romero Field measurement of suction, water content, and water permeability A. Tarantino, A.M. Ridley, D.G. Toll Water balance and evapotranspiration monitoring in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering Y.-J. Cui, J.G. Zornberg Monitoring the performance of unsaturated soil slopes C.W.W. Ng S.M. Springman, E.E. Alonso Monitoring large-scale tests for nuclear waste disposal E.E. Alonso, S.M. Springman, C.W.W. Ng