Abstract: A soil’s specific surface area (SSA) is commonly determined by two conventional methods: adsorption isotherms using nitrogen gas with interpretation through the Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) equation, and ethylene glycol ...

Abstract: The Atterberg limits are empirical indices of the critical water contents defining mechanical states of soil-water mixtures between the semisolid state and plastic state (the plastic limit or wP), and between the plastic ...

Abstract: Pore-water pressure in soil is caused by three physically distinguishable sources: ambient (environmental) pressure, surface tension–induced capillary pressure, and the soil’s electromagnetic potential–induced adsorptive ...

Abstract: Pore-size distribution (PSD) of soil is a fundamental property that determines flows of water, heat, chemicals, and electricity and controls distributions of stress and deformation. PSD can be intrinsically related to the ...

Abstract: A soil water unit weight of 9.8  kN/m3 has been universally considered to quantify soil volumetric phase properties such as void ratio and degree of saturation, but has been found to greatly vary depending on soil type and ...