Simulation of fluid flow and permeability in cohesionless soils

Water Resources Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 851-864

  Masad, E ^a,c   Muhunthan, B ^a,c   Martys, N ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; LABORATORY; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM;

COHESIONLESS SOIL; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; LABORATORY METHOD; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0034071109     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900348     Document Type: Article

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