Pore-space dynamics in a soil aggregate bed under a static external load

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-19

  Ghezzehei, Teamrat A ^a   Or, Dani ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; DEFORMATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); LOADS (FORCES); PORE SIZE; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; VEGETATION; YIELD STRESS;

STRESS TRANSMISSION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

AGGREGATE; GEOMETRY; LOADING; PORE SPACE; SOIL STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

EID: 0037241537     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.1200     Document Type: Article

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