Contribution of capillary pressure to effective stress for unsaturated soils: Role of wet area fraction and water retention curve
Ke Chen, Xuzhen He, Fayun Liang, Daichao Sheng
Topics & Concepts
Soil waterGeotechnical engineeringDegree of saturationWater retentionCapillary pressureSuctionSaturation (graph theory)Shear stressCapillary actionWater retention curvePore water pressureMaterials scienceWater contentStress (linguistics)Effective stressMechanicsSoil scienceEnvironmental scienceComposite materialGeologyPorous mediumMathematicsPorosityThermodynamicsLinguisticsCombinatoricsPhilosophyPhysicsSoil and Unsaturated FlowGeotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsLandslides and related hazards