Some effects of desiccation of clays in relation to their compression (1956)

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Doctor of PhilosophyPublisher
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Abstract
Laboratory tests of compression, shrinkage under air drying conditions and measurements of negative pore water pressures were made on some clays in the natural and remoulded states, with a view to gaining information on the effects of desiccation on the compression characteristics of fine grained soils and the relationship between negative pore water and effective pressures.