Goodbye, Hazen; Hello, Kozeny-Carman
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The century-old Hazen formula for predicting the permeability of sand is based only on the particle size. Whereas, the half-century-old Kozeny-Carman formula is based on the entire particle size distribution, the particle shape, and the void ratio. As a consequence, the Hazen formula is less accurate than the Kozeny-Carman formula. It is recommended that the former be retired and the latter be adopted.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 129 • Issue 11 • November 2003
Pages: 1054 - 1056
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Received: May 3, 2002
Accepted: Nov 26, 2002
Published online: Oct 15, 2003
Published in print: Nov 2003
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