An easily installable groundwater lysimeter to determine waterbalance components and hydraulic properties of peat soils [PDF]
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2003 A simple method for the installation of groundwater lysimeters in peat soils was developed which reduces both time and financial effort significantly. The method was applied on several sites in the Rhinluch, a fen peat land 60 km northwest of Berlin,
K. Schwaerzel, K. Schwaerzel, H. P. Bohl
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Effects of hedgerow systems on soil moisture and unsaturated hydraulics conductivity measured by the Libardi method [PDF]
Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, 2016 The hedgerow systems are the agroforestry practices suggesting any positive impacts and negative impacts on soil characteristics. This study evaluated the effects of hedgerows on the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of soil with the Libardi method ...
S . Prijono +2 more
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Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity in Composite Porous Media
Applied Sciences, 2022 Determining the constitutive properties that describe the incipient hydraulic behavior of the materials, including the matrix domains and the distribution of macro and micropores, is crucial to analyzing the preferential water flow in saturated soils, ks,
Jhan Piero Rojas +2 more
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Reducing drought vulnerability of forest soils using Xanthan gum-based soil conditioners [PDF]
HeliyonClimate change increases the frequency and severity of droughts in many parts of Europe, thereby affecting the availability of water resources. Therefore, preserving the soil water content is essential for maintaining forest diversity and plant vitality.
Jasna Smolar +6 more
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Effect of Soil-Water Characteristic Curve on the Stability of Unsupported Vertical Trenches in Unsaturated Soils [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 In geotechnical engineering practice, unsupported vertical trenches are typically excavated in unsaturated soils. In this case, the variation of shear strength and hydraulic conductivity with respect to soil suction is key information to analyze the ...
Oh Won-Taek, Bajestani Mahsa
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DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS TO ESTIMATE THE UNSATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY OF A SANDY LOAM SOIL IN THE AGRICULTURAL FIELD [PDF]
Engenharia Agrícola, 2022 Hydraulic conductivity in unsaturated soil controls water movement and measuring it in agricultural fields is a challenging task requiring time-consuming, costly, and skilled experimentation. This study was conducted to reduce the cost of experimentation
Naji Mordi Naji Al-Dosary +2 more
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Closed‐form hydraulic conductivity equations for multimodal unsaturated soil hydraulic properties [PDF]
Vadose Zone Journal, 2021 Abstract Closed‐form expressions of the hydraulic conductivity function for linearly superposed subretention (multimodal) functions were derived for arbitrary sets of the Brooks and Corey (BC), van Genuchten (VG), and Kosugi (KO) water retention models.
Seki, Katsutoshi +2 more
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Evaluation of sand-clay-anionic polyacrylamide blends for alternative compacted clay landfill liner design [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2021 In this project, an innovative low hydraulic conductivity material for landfill cover and liner construction was studied. The material is a blend of natural clayey soil from Comodoro Rivadavia city (Chubut province, Argentina) mixed with fine uniform ...
Codevilla Mauro +5 more
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A rapid determination method of hydraulic conductivity in full suction range
Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2022 The hydraulic conductivity function of unsaturated soil spans several orders of magnitude. Traditional measurement methods often take several months, and it is difficult to measure the hydraulic conductivity in the full suction range. In order to realize
LIU A-qiang +3 more
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Prediction of the absolute hydraulic conductivity function from soil water retention data [PDF]
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2023 For modeling flow and transport processes in the soil–plant–atmosphere system, knowledge of the unsaturated hydraulic properties in functional form is mandatory.
A. Peters +6 more
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