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Two methods were developed to determine the retention curve for a fixed dry density and at high temperature. The materials used are the MX–80 and the FEBEX bentonites. The retention capacity of the FEBEX bentonite is higher than that of MX–80, i.e. for a given suction and dry density, the water content of the FEBEX bentonite is higher. However, the difference between both bentonites becomes smaller towards the lower suctions. In both bentonites the retention capacity has decreased as temperature increased, and the difference in the retention capacity of the two bentonites became less important at high temperature.
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Villar, M.V., Gòmez-Espina, R. (2007). Retention Curves of Two Bentonites at High Temperature. In: Schanz, T. (eds) Experimental Unsaturated Soil Mechanics. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 112. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-69873-6_26
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