Numerical studies on the influence of stress-state and wetting path on transient seepage in saturated-unsaturated soils

Eurasian Soil Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-75

  Liu, J ^a,c   Ng, C W W ^b  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; SATURATION; SEEPAGE; SOIL WATER; WETTING;

EID: 9144263183     PISSN: 10642293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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