Interpreting pore-water pressure changes induced by water table fluctuations and mechanical loading due to soil moisture changes

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 357-366

  Anochikwa, Collins Ifeanyichukwu ^a,c   van der Kamp, Garth ^b   Barbour, S Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c SNC LAVALIN INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Hydraulic conductivity; Piezometers; Pore pressure changes; Soil moisture changes

Indexed keywords

AQUITARDS; BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; COUPLED STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATIONS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; IN-SITU; LOADING EFFECTS; MECHANICAL LOADING; NEAR-SURFACE; PIEZOMETERS; PORE-PRESSURE CHANGES; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; STRESS CHANGES; STRESS-STRAIN; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY; SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS; SURFACE MOISTURES; WATER TABLE FLUCTUATIONS;

AQUIFERS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELASTIC MODULI; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; PORE PRESSURE; SOIL MOISTURE; STRESS ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

LOADING;

CALIBRATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PIEZOMETER; POREWATER; PRESSURE EFFECT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; STRESS ANALYSIS; WATER TABLE;

EID: 84857706928     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T11-106     Document Type: Article

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