Assessing the Effects of Bioretention's Engineered Media Composition and Compaction on Hydraulic Conductivity and Water Holding Capacity

Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Fassman Beck, Elizabeth ^a   Wang, Simon ^a   Simcock, Robyn ^b   Liu, Ruifen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bioretention; Compaction; Engineered media; Green infrastructure; Hydraulic conductivity; Low impact development; Permeability; Rain garden; Stormwater control measure

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPOSTING; DESIGN; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PONDING; SAND; STORM SEWERS; STORMS;

BIORETENTION; ENGINEERED MEDIA; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; RAIN GARDENS; STORMWATER CONTROL;

WATER LEVELS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DROUGHT STRESS; EQUIPMENT; GREENSPACE; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; PLANT; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; PUMICE; RHIZOSPHERE; RUNOFF; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84962930106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23796111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/JSWBAY.0000799     Document Type: Article

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