Predicting the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of granular soils from basic geotechnical properties using the modified Kovács (MK) model and statistical models

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 773-787

  Mbonimpa, Mamert ^a   Aubertin, M ^b   Bussiere B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Granular soils; Predictive models; Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity; Water retention curve

Indexed keywords

GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; GRANULAR SOILS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; UNSATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; WATER RETENTION CURVE;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL WATER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 33750203660     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T06-044     Document Type: Article

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