Evaluation of numerical simulations of capillary barrier field tests

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 201-213

  Morris, Carl E ^a   Stormont, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary barrier; Numerical model; Numerical simulation; Surface cover; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SOILS;

CAPILLARY BARRIERS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

CAPILLARITY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; UNSATURATED FLOW; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

EID: 0032173331     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008853710339     Document Type: Article

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