Evaluation of scaling parameter to predict soil water characteristic curve using improved particle-size distribution

Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transaction B: Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 549-556

  Sepaskhah, A R ^a   Rafiee, M R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Particle size distribution; Scaling parameter; Soil water characteristics

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SILT; SOIL MOISTURE;

DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; SANDY LOAM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER;

EID: 56349122774     PISSN: 10286284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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