Assessment of the Skempton’s pore water pressure parameters B and A using a high capacity tensiometer
- Submitting institution
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Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 99203042
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1680/jgeot.18.p.191
- Title of journal
- Géotechnique
- Article number
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- First page
- 110
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 0016-8505
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- October
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.18.p.191
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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6
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- A successful outcome of a collaborative research project between four universities and an engineering firm, the paper shows it is not necessary to saturate samples if they are extracted below the ground-water table, and demands revision of codes of practice. Validated via both negative and positive pore-water pressure measurements using high capacity tensiometers, the finding is a paradigm shift from the conventional approach that requires longer testing times and hence is a financial gain for the construction industry.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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