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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"soil-water characteristic curve"”.
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An Experimental Study on Soil Water Characteristics and Hydraulic Conductivity of Compacted Soils
The importance of applying unsaturated soil mechanics concepts to geotechnical engineering design has been widely recognized. Soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) and hydraulic conductivity function (HCF) are vital soil properties that govern engineering behavior of unsaturated soils. In this …
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Long-term response of soils subjected to repetitive geoenvironmental loads
… of natural and industrial processes, affect soil properties and the long-term performance of geotechnical systems. This thesis provides unprecedented experimental data and physical analyses of repetitive environmental loading cycles on geomaterials. Research tools adopted in this study …
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Multiphysics Simulation and Innovative Characterization of Freezing Soils
Freezing soils are significant due to their wide occurrence in nature. A thorough understanding of their behaviors is challenged by their susceptibilities to multiphysical processes as the result of their porous nature. Further advancements in research related to freezing soils call for holistic …
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Quantification of wildfire-induced perturbations to soil-water retention curves and their impact on rainfall runoff
… to these hazards requires understanding which soil properties are most strongly affected by wildfire and what role these changes play in runoff generation and debris-flow initiation. Previous studies have shown significant post-fire perturbations to saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) and …
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Effects of Reservoir Releases on Slope Stability and Bank Erosion
… the most fundamental of which is to manage water resources for human use. Managing our water resources means not only controlling the water in reservoirs but also determining the optimum release rate taking into account factors such as reservoir stability, power generation, water supply for …
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Solute Transport Modelling of Latrobe Valley Ash Disposal Sites
… their potential long term impacts on groundwaters beneath a disposal site. The Loy Yang power station is used as a case study. A detailed literature review is presented on the mechanisms involved in the leaching of solutes from ash disposal. In general, the release of solutes is well …