A porous model based on porosimetry to simulate retention curves

Unsaturated Soils - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 927-932

  Rojas, E ^a   Gallegos, G ^a   Leal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL CODES; COMPUTER CODES; LARGE NETWORKS; MACROPORES; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY TESTS; NETWORK MODELS; POROSIMETRY; POROUS MODEL; POROUS NETWORKS; RETENTION CURVE;

PORE SIZE; SOILS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EID: 84860003138     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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