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Determination of Saturated-Unsaturated Flow Through Silty Sand

Authors: Ilyas Akram, Shahid Azam

Published in: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering | Issue 1/2022

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The main objective of this paper was to investigate saturated-unsaturated flow through a silty sand. Based on laboratory characterization, this research developed a simple method to determine the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity using a single sensor and a digital camera. Results indicated a soil with marginal water holding capacity (air entry value of 8 kPa and residual suction value of 21 kPa) and a distinct color change from desiccated (light grey) to saturated (dark grey) state. The modified test method successfully determined the hydraulic conductivity function following a newly developed sigmoidal equation. The difference between the upper bound and the lower bound gradually reduced with suction and converged at vapor conductivity.

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Title: Determination of Saturated-Unsaturated Flow Through Silty Sand
Authors: Ilyas Akram
Shahid Azam
Publication date: 30-06-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0960-3182
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1529
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-021-01914-9

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