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An experimental study was carried out to investigate the influence of the initial water content and dry density on the structure and the SWRC of compacted clay. The soil structure was studied by MIP. For the determination of the soil-water retention curve suction-controlled oedometer cells and a chilled mirror dew-point hygrometer were used. The paper describes the changes of pore structure due to different initial water contents and dry densities and its influence on the soil-water retention curve.
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Birle, E. (2012). Effect of Initial Water Content and Dry Density on the Pore Structure and the Soil-Water Retention Curve of Compacted Clay. In: Mancuso, C., Jommi, C., D’Onza, F. (eds) Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31116-1_19
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