Automation of a falling head permeameter for rapid determination of hydraulic conductivity of multiple samples

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 828-833

  Johnson, D O ^a   Arriaga, F J ^b   Lowery, Birl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLAY; DATA ACQUISITION; PERMEAMETERS (MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY); PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING;

DATALOGGER; HUMAN OVERSIGHT; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOIL CORE;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

AUTOMATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL WATER;

EID: 18644378146     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.0014N     Document Type: Article

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