Simulation of stable and unstable flows in unsaturated homogeneous coarse sand;Simulation d'écoulements stables et instables dans un sable grossier homogène et non saturé

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-65

  Babel, M S ^a   Gupta, A Das ^b   Loof, R ^b  

^a Panya Consultants Co Ltd   (Thailand)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; MOISTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; SAND; VELOCITY;

PORE WATER VELOCITY; RICHARDS FLOW EQUATION; STEADY STATE THEORY;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

INFILTRATION; POROUS MEDIA; SAND; SIMULATION; UNSTEADY FLOW;

COARSE SAND; FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; POROUS MEDIUM; RICHARDS EQUATION; SAND; STABLE FLOW; UNSTABLE FLOW;

EID: 0031080362     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626669709492005     Document Type: Article

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