Centrifuge permeameter for unsaturated soils system
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Date
2008-05-06
Authors
Jorge G. Zornberg
John S. McCartney
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus, method and centrifuge permeameter system that includes a hydraulic permeameter adapted for use in a centrifuge; and an automated data acquisition system, wherein the centrifuge permeameter non-destructively determines one or more soil characteristics from a sample of granular material such as soil, rock, and concrete when centrifuged.