Extension of the Gardner exponential equation to represent the hydraulic conductivity curve: Inclusion of macropore flow effects

Autor: Theophilo Benedicto Ottoni Filho, Anderson Rodrigues Caetano, Marta Vasconcelos Ottoni
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Hydrology X, Vol 21, Iss , Pp 100155- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-9155
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydroa.2023.100155
Popis: In soil hydraulics, it is crucial to establish an accurate representation of the relative hydraulic conductive curve (rHCC), K_r(h). This paper proposes a simple way to determine K_r(h), called the Modified Gardner Dual model (MGD), using a logarithmic extension of the classical Gardner exponential representation and including macropore flow effects. MGD has five parameters which are hydraulic constants clearly identified in the bilogarithmic representation of K_r(h). Two of them are related to the main inflection point coordinates of rHCC; from them, it is possible to determine the macroscopic capillary length of the infiltration theory. The model was tested in the suction interval 0
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