Kidson, C. B.2014-08-262014-08-261956http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9560http://dx.doi.org/10.26021/2234Laboratory 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.enCopyright C. B. KidsonTheses / Dissertations