On the relationship between water flux and hydraulic gradient for unsaturated and saturated clay

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 475, Issue , 2012, Pages 242-247

  Liu, Hui Hai ^a   Birkholzer, Jens ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay; Non darcian flow; Shale; Water flow

Indexed keywords

DARCY'S LAW; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; EXPERIMENT DATA; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; NON-DARCIAN FLOW; SATURATED CLAY; UNSATURATED CONDITION; WATER FLOW PROCESS; WATER FLOWS; WATER FLUX;

CLAY; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; SHALE;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

DARCY LAW; ELECTROLYTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRAULICS; PERMEABILITY; SATURATED MEDIUM; SHALE; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84870246549     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.09.057     Document Type: Article

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