Response parameters for characterization of infiltration

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1369-1380

  Rahardjo, H ^a   Ong, T H ^a   Rezaur, R B ^b   Leong, E C ^a   Fredlund, D G ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^c GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Rainfall intensity; Rainwater infiltration; Response parameters; Slope stability; Suction; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; INFILTRATION RATE; MATRIC SUCTIONS; MOISTURE FLUXES; NUMERICAL MODELING; RAINFALL INFILTRATION; RAINFALL INTENSITY; RESPONSE PARAMETERS; SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL PARAMETERS; UNSATURATED SOIL; WETTING FRONTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RAIN; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

SLOPE STABILITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; INFILTRATION; MATRIC POTENTIAL; MOISTURE FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINWATER; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SEEPAGE; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL COLUMN; SUCTION; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; WETTING FRONT;

EID: 77953632928     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0273-4     Document Type: Article

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