Effects of adsorbed water layer in predicting saturated hydraulic conductivity for clays with Kozeny-Carman equation

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 829-836

  Singh, Purnendu N ^a   Wallender, Wesley W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clays; Hydraulic conductivity; Porous media; Predictions

Indexed keywords

CLAY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

ADSORBED WATER LAYER; KOZENY-CARMAN EQUATION; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

CLAY; COMPACTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SOIL PROFILE;

EID: 44049084874     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2008)134:6(829)     Document Type: Article

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