Assessment of the triaxial falling head permeability testing technique

Author

Gregory Wallace Carpenter

Abstract

"Extensive permeability testing was conducted to evaluate the different laboratory testing techniques in general use for fine-grained soils. In conjunction with this testing, the parameters which influence the measured coefficient of permeability were varied to evaluate the importance of each parameter on the results obtained from the triaxial falling head permeability test. The conclusions reached in this report indicate that to obtain the coefficient of permeability for the saturated condition, the falling head tests should be performed in a triaxial cell"--Abstract, page ii.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Degree Name

Ph. D. in Civil Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Fall 1982

Pagination

xv, 156 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-106).

Rights

© 1982 Gregory Wallace Carpenter, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Dissertation - Citation

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Soil permeability -- Testing
Soil permeability -- Measurement

Thesis Number

T 4838

Print OCLC #

9652176

Link to Catalog Record

Full-text not available: Request this publication directly from Missouri S&T Library or contact your local library.

Recommended Citation

Carpenter, Gregory Wallace, "Assessment of the triaxial falling head permeability testing technique" (1982). Doctoral Dissertations. 504.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/doctoral_dissertations/504