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Handbook of Tropical Residual Soils Engineering (2012)
Book
Huat, B., Toll, D., & Prasad, A. (Eds.). (2012). Handbook of Tropical Residual Soils Engineering. London: Taylor and Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.1201/b12302

Residual soils are found in many parts of the world. Like other soils, they are used extensively in construction, either to build upon, or as construction material. They are formed when the rate of rock weathering is more rapid than transportation of... Read More about Handbook of Tropical Residual Soils Engineering.

The Behaviour of Unsaturated Soil (2012)
Book Chapter
Toll, D. (2012). The Behaviour of Unsaturated Soil. In B. Huat, D. Toll, & A. Prasad (Eds.), A Handbook of Tropical Residual Soil Engineering (117-145). London: Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/b12302-9

This chapter provides an overview of the important aspects of unsaturated soil behaviour that are of relevance for tropical residual soils. Many tropical soils exist in an unsaturated state due to soil water deficits induced by the tropical climate.... Read More about The Behaviour of Unsaturated Soil.

Advances in suction measurements using high suction tensiometers (2012)
Journal Article
Toll, D., Lourenço, S., & Mendes, J. (2013). Advances in suction measurements using high suction tensiometers. Engineering Geology, 165, 29-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.04.013

Significant advances in unsaturated soils testing have been gained through the development of high suction tensiometers allowing direct measurement of suction beyond 100 kPa. This has allowed the implementation of techniques that measure and control... Read More about Advances in suction measurements using high suction tensiometers.

Climate Change and the Role of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics (2012)
Journal Article
Toll, D., Mendes, J., Hughes, P., Glendinning, S., & Gallipoli, D. (2012). Climate Change and the Role of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics. Geotechnical engineering, 43(1), 76-82

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides convincing evidence of global warming as a result of increased greenhouse gas production. There has been a greater occurrence of extreme climate events in recent decades. We need to ensure... Read More about Climate Change and the Role of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics.