Capillary barrier effects in unsaturated layered soils, with special reference to the pyroclastic veneer of the Pizzo d'Alvano, Campania, Italy

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 791-801

  Mancarella, D ^a   Simeone, V ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apparent cohesion; Capillary barriers; Infiltration; Layered soils; Pyroclastic soils; Suction

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; SOILS;

APPARENT COHESION; CAPILLARY BARRIERS; LAYERED SOILS; PYROCLASTIC SOILS; SUCTION;

INFILTRATION;

CALIBRATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; LAYERED MEDIUM; PEDOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SATURATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL PROPERTY; UNSATURATED FLOW; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY;

EID: 84869162137     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-012-0419-6     Document Type: Article

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