Effect of suction stress on strength characteristics of a compacted silty soil under low confining pressure

Agriculture & Biology

• silty soils 100%
• compacted soils 92%
• strength (mechanics) 64%
• soil water characteristic 48%
• water content 46%
• shear strength 40%
• testing 19%
• shear stress 16%
• methodology 8%
• soil 8%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• silty soil 87%
• confining pressure 71%
• low pressure 59%
• water content 21%
• water retention 20%
• shear strength 18%
• effect 15%
• soil water 15%
• compression 14%
• shear test 10%
• volume change 10%
• estimation method 9%
• moisture content 8%
• test 7%
• saturation 6%