TY - BOOK AU - Tarantino,A. AU - Romero,E. AU - Cui,Y.J. TI - Laboratory and field testing of unsaturated soils SN - 1402088183 AV - TA710.5 .L33 2009 PY - 2009///] CY - [Dordrecht] PB - Springer KW - Soil mechanics KW - Testing KW - Laboratory manuals KW - Soil moisture N1 - Includes bibliographical references; 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 ER -