Effect of interaggregate capillary cracks on the hydraulic conductivity of swelling clay soils

Water Resources Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1245-1256

  Chertkov, V Y ^a   Ravina, I ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CLAY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SHRINKAGE;

TORTUOSITY; WATER FLOW;

WATER RESOURCES;

CLAY SOIL; FRACTURE NETWORK; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SWELLING;

EID: 0034974747     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000WR900319     Document Type: Article

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