Seepage shedding by parabolic capillary barriers and cavities

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2827-2835

  Philip, J R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAVITY; SEEPAGE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER RESOURCES;

CAPILLARY BARRIERS; COARSE MATERIALS; UNDERGROUND CAVITIES; WORST CASE SCENARIO;

SEEPAGE;

EID: 0031758216     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98WR01859     Document Type: Article

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