Comparison of height-averaged and point-measured capillary pressure-saturation relations for sands using a modified Tempe cell

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Sakaki, Toshihiro ^a   Illangasekare, Tissa H ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CORRELATION THEORY; DRAINAGE; SAND; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

MODIFIED TEMPE CELL; RETENTION CURVES; WATER SATURATION;

SOILS;

CAPILLARITY; CORRELATION THEORY; DRAINAGE; SAND; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOILS;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRECTION; FLOW MODELING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SAND; SATURATION;

EID: 38549086433     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005814     Document Type: Article

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