Numerical study of finite element method based solutions for propagation of wetting fronts in unsaturated soil

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 254-263

  Tan, Thiam Soon ^a   Phoon, Kok Kwang ^a   Chong, Pui Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Convergence; Finite elements; Hydraulic properties; Infiltration; Oscillation; Unsaturated soils; Wetting front

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOLUTIONS; WETTING;

UNDER-RELAXATION (UR) TECHNIQUES; UNSATURATED SOILS;

SOILS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INFILTRATION; SOIL MECHANICS; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; WETTING FRONT;

EID: 1642391737     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2004)130:3(254)     Document Type: Article

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