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neutral stress

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: neutral stress
(′nü·trəl ′stres)

(hydrology) The stress transmitted through the interstitial fluid of a soil or rock mass. Also known as neutral pressure; pore pressure; pore-water pressure.


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The pressure of water which is present in saturated soil.


 
 

 

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