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matric suction: a standalone construct

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Geotechnical engineering

the difference between pore air and pore water pressure in unsaturated soil, treated as an independent stress variable.

In geotechnical engineering, matric suction refers to the difference between pore air and pore water pressure in unsaturated soil, treated as an independent stress variable. This meaning comes from Fredlund (1977) in Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division.[1]

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References

Fredlund, D. G., & Morgenstern, N. R. (1977). Stress State Variables for Unsaturated Soils. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, 103(5), 447-466. https://doi.org/10.1061/ajgeb6.0000423

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