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Apr 26, 2012
A Preliminary Analysis of Field-Scale Infiltration into Layered Soils
Authors: R. Morbidelli [email protected], R. S. Govindaraju [email protected], C. Corradini [email protected], C. Saltalippi [email protected], and A. Flammini [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'A
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A preliminary analysis directed towards developing a model for the expected areal-average infiltration into a layered soil profile is presented to represent the random spatial variability of the saturated hydraulic conductivity. The basic framework investigated for the model is the one proposed earlier for vertically homogeneous soils, that should be combined with the model for local infiltration into a two layered soil profile. In this context the possibility of reducing the complexity of a local modelling, which relies on the numerical solution of a system of two ordinary differential equations, is analysed by developing parameterized relations for the time to ponding at the surface and the suction head at the bottom of the upper layer.
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© 2008 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Analysis (by type)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Geomechanics
- Geometry
- Geotechnical engineering
- Hydraulic conductivity
- Hydraulic models
- Hydrologic engineering
- Hydrology
- Infiltration
- Layered soils
- Mathematics
- Models (by type)
- Saturated soils
- Soft soils
- Soil analysis
- Soil mechanics
- Soil properties
- Soils (by type)
- Spatial analysis
- Spatial variability
- Water and water resources
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Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, via G. Duranti 93, 06125 Perugia, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]
School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907. E-mail: [email protected]
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, via G. Duranti 93, 06125 Perugia, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, via G. Duranti 93, 06125 Perugia, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, via G. Duranti 93, 06125 Perugia, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]
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