Influence of hydraulic loading and effluent flux on surface surcharging in soil absorption systems

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 681-692

  Beal, Cara D ^a   Rassam, David W ^b   Gardner, E A ^a   Kirchhof, G ^c   Menzies, N W ^c  

^a Queensland Department of Natural Resources   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absorption; Effluents; Flow rates; Hydraulic conductivity; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COSMOLOGY; EFFLUENTS; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUXES; FORECASTING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LOADING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; TURBINES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER POLLUTION;

CALIBRATED MODELS; EXFILTRATION; HYDRAULIC LOADING; HYDRAULIC LOADS; HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS; HYDRAULIC PATHWAYS; INFILTRATION RATES; INVERSE MODELING; ON SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL ABSORPTION SYSTEM (SAS); TRENCH SIDEWALLS;

ELASTIC MODULI;

ABSORPTION; EFFLUENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; INVERSE ANALYSIS; PIEZOMETER; SOIL WATER; TENSIOMETER; WASTEWATER;

EID: 48049122155     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2008)13:8(681)     Document Type: Article

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