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Mar 1967
Effective Stress Evaluation for Unsaturated Soils
Author: G. E. BlightAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 93, Issue 2
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Methods are developed for evaluating effective stresses and shear strength parameters from laboratory shear, volume change and swelling pressure tests on unsaturated soil. The effective stress principle is shown to relate changes in shear strength and surface elevation of natural profiles of unsaturated clay. These developments have important applications to the design of earth embankments and shallow foundations on expansive clay.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 93 • Issue 2 • March 1967
Pages: 125 - 148
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© 1967 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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