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Column test apparatus for the inverse estimation of soil hydraulic parameters under defined stress condition

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  1. Institute of Soil Mechanics and Rock Mechanics and Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW), University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

    A. Scheuermann, H. Montenegro & A. Bieberstein

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    Tom Schanz

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Scheuermann, A., Montenegro, H., Bieberstein, A. (2005). Column test apparatus for the inverse estimation of soil hydraulic parameters under defined stress condition. In: Schanz, T. (eds) Unsaturated Soils: Experimental Studies. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 93. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26736-0_3

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