Some insights into the performance of an experimental soil cover near London, Ontario

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 846-860

  Simms, Paul H ^a   Yanful, Ernest K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capillary barrier; Lysimeters; Soil covers; Unsaturated flow; Vapour flow

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; GRAVEL; LYSIMETERS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS);

CAPILLARY BARRIER; SOIL COVER; UNSATURATED FLOW; VAPOR FLOW;

SOILS;

CAPILLARITY; LANDFILL CAPPING; SOIL COVER;

CANADA; LONDON; ONTARIO;

EID: 0033492673     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t99-046     Document Type: Article

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