Settlement of soil due to water uptake b
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Mathur, Shashi
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The settlement of soil occurs whenever there is an increase in e!ective con"ning stress. The withdrawal of water by plant roots results in a change in water pressure and moisture content in the soil. The variation in the moisture content leads to a change in the e!ective stress that causes a decreas