Use of gamma emission computed tomography to study the effect of electrolyte concentration on regions of preferred flow and hydraulic conductivity in deep regolith materials

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-111

  Turner, M L ^a,b   Greene, R S B ^b   Knackstedt, M ^a   Senden, T J ^a   Sakellariou, A ^a   White, I ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clay mineralogy; Diffuse double layers; Grain size characteristics; Sodium adsorption ratio; Soil

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROLYTES; GAMMA RAYS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MINERALOGY; POROUS MATERIALS;

CLAY MINERALOGY; DEEP REGOLITH MATERIALS; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; GAMMA EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ADSORPTION; CLAY MINERAL; DIFFUSIVITY; ELECTROLYTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID FLOW; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PORE SPACE; POREWATER; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; REGOLITH; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 40949145766     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR06039     Document Type: Article

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