Modeling the pore structure and shrinkage curve of soil clay matrix

Geoderma

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 215-246

  Chertkov, V Y ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clay matrix; Pore microstructure; Probabilistic model; Shrinkage curve

Indexed keywords

CLAY; MODELING; PORE SPACE; SHRINKAGE; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034099405     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(99)00087-7     Document Type: Article

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