Effect of soil properties on soil-water characteristic curve

Soil surface undergoes repeated cycle of drying and wetting due to the tropical climate in Singapore. Soil exhibits different behaviour at different water contents. The soil-water characteristic curve, SWCC, shows the relationship between volumetric water content and matric suction. A large amount s...

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Main Author: Goh, Chang Hee
Other Authors: Harianto Rahardjo
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76412
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description Soil surface undergoes repeated cycle of drying and wetting due to the tropical climate in Singapore. Soil exhibits different behaviour at different water contents. The soil-water characteristic curve, SWCC, shows the relationship between volumetric water content and matric suction. A large amount soil involved in engineering project are unsaturated. Understanding how soil properties affects the SWCC will help engineers in initial assessment of the soil behaviour. This research investigated the relationship between the soil properties and SWCC. Soil specimens were subjected to different matric suctions to mimic the natural drying process. Various property tests were conducted on the soil sample. Finding from these property tests will be used to explain the differences in SWCC.
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spelling ntu-10356/764122023-03-03T17:15:34Z Effect of soil properties on soil-water characteristic curve Goh, Chang Hee Harianto Rahardjo School of Civil and Environmental Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering Soil surface undergoes repeated cycle of drying and wetting due to the tropical climate in Singapore. Soil exhibits different behaviour at different water contents. The soil-water characteristic curve, SWCC, shows the relationship between volumetric water content and matric suction. A large amount soil involved in engineering project are unsaturated. Understanding how soil properties affects the SWCC will help engineers in initial assessment of the soil behaviour. This research investigated the relationship between the soil properties and SWCC. Soil specimens were subjected to different matric suctions to mimic the natural drying process. Various property tests were conducted on the soil sample. Finding from these property tests will be used to explain the differences in SWCC. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) 2019-01-07T12:39:18Z 2019-01-07T12:39:18Z 2018 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76412 en Nanyang Technological University 38 p. application/pdf
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title Effect of soil properties on soil-water characteristic curve
title_full Effect of soil properties on soil-water characteristic curve
title_fullStr Effect of soil properties on soil-water characteristic curve
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title_short Effect of soil properties on soil-water characteristic curve
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