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EngineeringCivil EngineeringSoil SciencesGeotechnical EngineeringSoil MechanicsSoil ScienceEarth PressureExpansive SoilsSettlement AnalysisSoil DynamicsSoil Hydraulic PropertiesSoil-structure InteractionExpansive Soil BehaviorExpansive Soil BehaviourGeotechnical CharacterizationGeotechnical PropertiesSoil SuctionSoil Suction EffectsSuction Effects On Shear StrengthSuction Stress Theory
Soil suction is being increasingly used to explain expansive soil behavior but its concept is not often addressed in geotechnical engineering textbooks. The idea of soil suction is explained in an introductory manner, methods of measurement are described, and engineering applications are reported.