Abstract: Total soil water potential ψt is conventionally defined as the sum of matric potential ψm and osmotic potential ψo, i.e., ψt=ψm+ψo, when gravitational potential is ignored. Soil water isotherm (SWI) is the constitutive ...

Abstract: Despite increasing awareness that cavitation can be a potential mechanism for drainage of water from soil, comprehensive understanding of its effects on soil water retention (SWR) remains largely elusive. A major obstacle ...

Abstract: Soil sorptive potential (SSP) has recently been conceptualized as the sum of four known electromagnetic potentials in soil: cation and surface hydration, van der Waals attraction, electrical attraction, and osmosis due to ...

Abstract: Pore-water pressure in soil is caused by three physically distinguishable sources: ambient (environmental) pressure, surface tension–induced capillary pressure, and the soil’s electromagnetic potential–induced adsorptive ...

Abstract: The soil freezing curve (SFC) is the constitutive relationship between the unfrozen liquid water content of soil and temperature in subzero (<0°C) environments. The water-to-ice phase transition is governed by the ...

Abstract: Multiscale experiments were conducted to investigate the thixotropic behavior of a naturally occurring illite-rich marine clay with a moderate salinity and of a manufactured, highly purified kaolin clay at respective liquid ...

Abstract: Pore-size distribution (PSD) of soil is a fundamental property that determines flows of water, heat, chemicals, and electricity and controls distributions of stress and deformation. PSD can be intrinsically related to the ...

Abstract: A soil water unit weight of 9.8  kN/m3 has been universally considered to quantify soil volumetric phase properties such as void ratio and degree of saturation, but has been found to greatly vary depending on soil type and ...

Abstract: The nitrogen sorption isotherm is conventionally used to deduce the specific surface area of porous materials. However, it often exhibits a sharp drop around 0.5 relative pressure. A theory explicitly accounting for ...