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Suction‐controlled triaxial testing: Laboratory procedures in relation to resistance envelope methods
Author(s) -
Anderson M. G.,
Kemp M. J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/esp.3290120608
Subject(s) - suction , envelope (radar) , geotechnical engineering , resistance (ecology) , west indies , geology , environmental science , engineering , biology , ecology , mechanical engineering , telecommunications , radar , ethnology , history
In certain tropical slopes it appears possible that soil suction may play a significant role in maintaining stability. This communication outlines a laboratory suction‐controlled triaxial test that can be undertaken to validate the threshold suction predicted by resistance envelope methods. It is shown that for two sites examined in St. Lucia, West Indies, the results from such a test confirm results obtained by use of resistance envelopes.