Water retention: Laboratory methods

Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 1: Physical and Mineralogical Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 635-662

  Klute, A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Degree of saturation; Fine textured soils; Particle size distribution; Undisturbed core samples; Water retention; Water wetted porous plate; Wetting fluid

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102987008     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssabookser5.1.2ed.c26     Document Type: Chapter

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