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Characterization of Compacted Soil Using Sorptivity Measurements
Author(s) -
Walker Jon,
Chong S. K.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1986.03615995005000020006x
Subject(s) - sorptivity , compaction , soil science , porosity , void ratio , bulk density , soil gradation , water content , geotechnical engineering , soil water , environmental science , soil structure , materials science , geology
Research was conducted on reconstructed soil cores compacted at varying levels of water content and static pressure. The pressure levels were chosen in an effort to simulate the static conditions that might occur during field cultivation and forest logging operations. Sorptivity, S o , and void ratio, e , were measured from the soil cores. The statistical analysis showed that both sorptivity and void ratio showed similar responses to different degrees of soil compaction and there was a correlation coefficient of 0.89 between S o and e . The result also showed that sorptivity was more sensitive to the change in soil structure than in soil‐water content.