23 June 2010 – ASTM Subcommittee D18.04, Hydraulic Barriers and Hydrologic Properties of Soils, in collaboration with the Geo-Institute of ASCE Unsaturated Soils Committee, is organizing a special double issue of the ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal focused on innovations in measurement of the mechanical and hydrological properties of unsaturated soils. This includes innovations in:
- Soil-water retention curve and hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated soils
- Thermal properties of unsaturated soils
- Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical properties of unsaturated soils
- Instrumentation and sensors for unsaturated soils
- Experimental characterization of stress state in unsaturated soils
- Shear strength of unsaturated soils
- Volume change behavior of unsaturated soils
- Dynamic properties (e.g., shear modulus and damping, resilient modulus) of unsaturated soils
This list is not inclusive. Other topics related to measurement of the properties of unsaturated soils are also of interest.
Abstracts from interested parties should be submitted to John McCartney by email. After notification of abstract acceptance, papers should be submitted through the ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal website (www.astm.org/gtj) with reference to the special issue in the cover letter. Papers will be reviewed following the same standards and procedures as conventional submissions to the journal. Pending approval of the D18 Executive Subcommittee selected papers will be presented at a technical workshop held in conjunction with the Winter 2012 ASTM Committee Week meeting.
Deadlines
Abstract deadline: 15 August 2010
Notification of Abstract acceptance: 1 October 2010
Paper deadline: 15 November 2010
Special Issue Technical Contacts
John McCartney (john.mccartney@colorado.edu)
Craig H. Benson (chbenson@wisc.edu)
