A physically based model for the water retention curve of clay pastes

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 286, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 203-226

  Chertkov, V Y ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clay pastes; Physical model; Shrinkage swelling; Water retention

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; SHRINKAGE; SOILS; SWELLING; WATER;

SWELLING SOILS; WATER RETENTION;

HYDROLOGY;

CLAY SOIL; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHRINKAGE; SOIL WATER; SWELLING; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 1142294029     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.09.019     Document Type: Article

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