Determination of the soil water retention curve with tensiometers

Lourenco, Sergio, Gallipoli, Domenico, Toll, David, Evans, Fred and Medero, Gabriela 2007. Determination of the soil water retention curve with tensiometers. Schanz, T., ed. Experimental Unsaturated Soil Mechanics, Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol. 112. Berlin: Springer Verlag, pp. 95-102. (10.1007/3-540-69873-6_9)

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Abstract

An alternative technique for the determination of the soil water retention curve has recently been proposed whereby a tensiometer is used to measure soil suction and a balance to record the water content variations. The soil water retention curve is obtained by drying the soil either continuously or by stages (i.e. each drying stage is followed by an equalization period). Initial results from tests on compacted soil suggest that the relatively fast evaporation rate during continuous drying affects the water retention curve whereas the stage drying procedure provides more accurate results. Factors such as sample geometry and tensiometer position (relative to the sample) are also likely to affect the response obtained during continuous drying. These are the object of future investigation.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Earth and Environmental Sciences
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	tensiometers - soil water retention curve
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
ISBN:	9783540698722
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Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 22:31
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/19422

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