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A new procedure for the determination of the Soil Water Retention Curves by continuous drying using high suction tensiometers (2011)
Journal Article
Lourenço, S., Gallipoli, D., Toll, D., Augarde, C., & Evans, F. (2011). A new procedure for the determination of the Soil Water Retention Curves by continuous drying using high suction tensiometers. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 48(2), 327-335. https://doi.org/10.1139/t10-062

Soil-water retention curves (SWRCs) can be determined using high-suction tensiometers (HSTs) following two different procedures that involve either continuous or discrete measurement of suction. In the former case, suction measurements are taken whil... Read More about A new procedure for the determination of the Soil Water Retention Curves by continuous drying using high suction tensiometers.

Advances in tensiometer-based suction control systems (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Lourenço, S. D. N., Gallipoli, D., Toll, D. G., Augarde, C. E., & Evans, F. D. (2011). Advances in tensiometer-based suction control systems. In E. Alonso, & A. Gens (Eds.), Unsaturated soils (695-700). https://doi.org/10.1201/b10526-108

Cunningham (2000) and Jotisankasa (2005) pioneered the development of tensiometer-based suction control systems. In these systems, wetting and drying of the soil are achieved by water injection and circulation of air in contact with the specimen whil... Read More about Advances in tensiometer-based suction control systems.

The strength of unstabilised rammed earth materials (2009)
Journal Article
Jaquin, P., Augarde, C., Gallipoli, D., & Toll, D. (2009). The strength of unstabilised rammed earth materials. Géotechnique, 59(5), 487-490. https://doi.org/10.1680/geot.2007.00129

Rammed earth is a manufactured material comprising sand, gravel and clay, which is compacted between forms to build walls. Primarily a historic method of construction, it is now receiving considerable interest worldwide owing to its zero reliance on... Read More about The strength of unstabilised rammed earth materials.

Observations of unsaturated soils by Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy in dynamic mode (2008)
Conference Proceeding
Lourenço, S. D. N., Toll, D. G., Augarde, C. E., Gallipoli, D., Congreve, A., Smart, T., & Evans, F. (2008). Observations of unsaturated soils by Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy in dynamic mode. In Unsaturated soils : advances in geo-engineering : proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, E-UNSAT 2008, Durham, United Kingdom, 2-4 July 2008 (145-150). https://doi.org/10.1201/9780203884430.ch15