Analytical solution to 1D coupled water infiltration and deformation in unsaturated soils

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 773-790

  Wu, Li Zhou ^a,b   Zhang, L M ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coupled seepage and deformation; Rain fallin filtration; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VALUES; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; COUPLED SEEPAGE; COUPLED SEEPAGE AND DEFORMATION; COUPLING EFFECT; DESATURATION; FOURIER INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; LATE STAGE; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; PRESSURE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; RAINFALL INTENSITY; SOIL SUCTION; SOIL VOLUME; SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; STEADY STATE; STEADY-STATE PROBLEMS; UNSATURATED SOIL; WATER INFILTRATION;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEFORMATION; FOURIER SERIES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; RAIN; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

SEEPAGE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; COUPLING; DEFORMATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE PRESSURE; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 67649970892     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.742     Document Type: Article

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