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Permeable pavement systems, an Low Impact Development technique, are widely used for pedestrian and bicycle roads, and parking lots, to relieve the flooding and enhance water cycle, which arises due to climate change and urbanization. However, due to lack of analytical means, permeable pavements are constructed most of time without knowing their performance in reducing runoff. In this paper, saturated permeability and porosity of a pervious concrete sample were experimentally estimated, and a set of infiltration model test was conducted; then, finally, the soil-water characteristics curve of the sample was back-calculated. In inverse analysis, van Genuchten model was selected, and Levenberg-Marquardt method was used for parameter searching algorithm. The results of soil-water characteristics curve presents the air-entry suction pressure is little below 1 kPa, and all the water expels at a suction pressure of 10 kPa. When compared to typical sands, the volumetric water content of pervious concrete drops more steeply with increasing suction pressure. |
