Tortuosity of crack networks in swelling clay soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1523-1530

  Chertkov, V Y ^a   Ravina, I ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; HYDRAULICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL MECHANICS; SWELLING;

TORTUOSITY;

CLAY;

CLAY SOIL; CRACK; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; SWELLING; TORTUOSITY;

EID: 0033493850     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.6361523x     Document Type: Article

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