A pore-network model for hydromechanical coupling in unsaturated compacted clayey soils

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 499-514

  Simms, Paul H ^a   Yanful, E K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compacted clay; Pore network; Soil water characteristic curve; Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity; Unsaturated soil; Volume change

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORE SIZE; POROSIMETERS; ROCKS; STRESSES; WATER;

COMPACTED CLAY; PORE NETWORK; SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; UNSATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; UNSATURATED SOIL; VOLUME CHANGE;

CLAY;

CLAY SOIL; HYDROMECHANICS; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 24044432619     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t05-002     Document Type: Article

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