Unsaturated flow in coarse porous media

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 252-262

  Reinson, Jeff R ^a   Fredlund, Delwyn G ^b   Wilson, G Ward ^c  

^a Diavik Diamond Mines Inc Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capillary barrier; Hydraulic conductivity curve; Matric suction; Soil water characteristic curve; Water permeability function

Indexed keywords

GLASS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; SEEPAGE; SOILS; WATER;

CAPILLARY BARRIER SYSTEM; DIGITAL VIDEOGRAPHY; UNSATURATED FLOW; UNSATURATED SOILS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; UNSATURATED FLOW;

EID: 19944408392     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t04-070     Document Type: Article

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