Publisher's Synopsis
Testing of unsaturated soils entails greater care and effort than that of saturated soils. Although unsaturated soil mechanics has been embraced by geotechnical engineering, engineering practice has not yet caught up as the characterization of unsaturated soils is difficult and time-consuming, and made harder still by a lack of standards.
Although test procedures for unsaturated soils are detailed in research publications, this working manual collates them to covers all laboratory tests for characterising unsaturated soils. It is especially useful for students and researchers who are new to the field and forms a practical handbook for for engineering applications. It covers the background, theory, test procedures and interpretation of test results. Each test procedure is broken down into simple stages, described in some detail. The pitfalls of each test and the interpretation of the test results are explained. Test data and calculation methods are given, along with many numerical examples to illustrate the methods of interpretation and to offer the presentation of typical results.
