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The Steady‐State Measurement of the Relation between Hydraulic Conductivity and Moisture Content in Soils
Author(s) -
Smiles D. E.,
Towner G. D.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr004i005p01029
Subject(s) - hydraulic conductivity , water content , soil water , soil science , conductivity , moisture , simple (philosophy) , electrical impedance , environmental science , steady state (chemistry) , geotechnical engineering , materials science , geology , engineering , composite material , chemistry , philosophy , epistemology , electrical engineering
A simple method of analysis is proposed for use with steady‐state measurements to determine the relation between hydraulic conductivity and moisture content of soils. It is noted that the effect of membrane impedance may be overcome by the use of a simple experimental procedure.