Wetting front advancing column test for measuring unsaturated hydraulic conductivity

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1431-1445

  Li, X ^a   Zhang, L ^a   Fredlund, D G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Capillary rise; Coefficient of permeability; Column test; Infiltration; Soil suction; Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity; Wetting front

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; SOILS; WETTING;

CAPILLARY RISE; COEFFICIENT OF PERMEABILITY; COLUMN TEST; SOIL SUCTION; UNSATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; WETTING FRONTS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; PERMEABILITY; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; SUCTION; WETTING FRONT;

EID: 72849147345     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T09-072     Document Type: Article

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