Hysteresis and Uncertainty in Soil Water-Retention Curve Parameters
@article{Likos2014HysteresisAU, title={Hysteresis and Uncertainty in Soil Water-Retention Curve Parameters}, author={William J. Likos and Ning Lu and Jonathan W. Godt}, journal={Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering}, year={2014}, volume={140}, pages={04013050} }
AbstractAccurate estimates of soil hydraulic parameters representing wetting and drying paths are required for predicting hydraulic and mechanical responses in a large number of applications. A comprehensive suite of laboratory experiments was conducted to measure hysteretic soil-water characteristic curves (SWCCs) representing a wide range of soil types. Results were used to quantitatively assess differences and uncertainty in three simplifications frequently adopted to estimate wetting-path…
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