Combined effect of interblock and interaggregate capillary cracks on the hydraulic conductivity of swelling clay soils

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 32-1-32-15

  Chertkov, V Y ^a   Ravina, I ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Capillary cracks; Hydraulic conductivity; Swelling soils

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LYSIMETERS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SOILS; SWELLING;

INTERAGGREGATE CAPILLARY CRACKS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CLAY SOIL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL CRACKING; SOIL PROPERTY; SWELLING;

EID: 0036702609     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000wr000094     Document Type: Article

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