Centrifuge modeling of unstable infiltration and solute transport

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 556-565

  Griffioen, J W ^a,b   Barry, D A ^c  

^a Coffey Geosciences Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; GRAPH THEORY; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ADVECTION DISPERSION EQUATION; CENTRIFUGE MODELING; FINGERING PHENOMENON; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

CENTRIFUGE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; CENTRIFUGE; FINGERING; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 0032774778     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1999)125:7(556)     Document Type: Article

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