Determination of the Hydraulic Conductivity Function of a Highly Compressible Material Based on Tests with Saturated Samples

Autor: TC Sheahan, L David Suits, Alexandre R. Cabral, Jorge G. Zornberg, S. E. Parent, ED Avanzi
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Geotechnical Testing Journal. 27:11854
ISSN: 0149-6115
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11854
Popis: An alternative procedure to determine the hydranlic conductivity function (k-function) based on relationships between saturated hydraulic conductivity and void ratio and between air-entry value and void ratio is proposed. The procedure was applied to determine the k-function of deinking by-products, a highly compressible industrial by-product that is used as alternative material in geoenvironmental applications. The validity of the procedure is verified by comparing the k-function of a compressible soil obtained based on the proposed procedure (using published experimental data) with experimentally determined unsaturated hydraulic conductivities for the same soil.
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