Rate of capillary rise in soil

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 646-650

  Lu, N ^a   Likos, W J ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic gradients; Soil water; Unsaturated flow; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; DATA ACQUISITION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOILS;

CLOSED-FORM ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; OPEN-TUBE CAPILLARY RISE TESTS; SOIL SUCTION;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; SOIL MECHANICS; TERZAGHI THEORY;

EID: 2942574353     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2004)130:6(646)     Document Type: Article

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