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contributor authorM. C. McBrayer
contributor authorM. Mauldon
contributor authorE. C. Drumm
contributor authorG. V. Wilson
date accessioned2017-05-08T21:26:05Z
date available2017-05-08T21:26:05Z
date copyrightMay 1997
date issued1997
identifier other%28asce%291090-0241%281997%29123%3A5%28469%29.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/51338
description abstractDesiccation and freeze-thaw of compacted clay barriers may result in cracks that serve as preferential flow paths. A series of infiltration tests on compacted kaolin samples was conducted to explore the importance of preferential flow paths during infiltration, and their effect on the infiltration rate. Clod size at the time of compaction was found to have a strong influence on both the rate and depth of infiltration. We suggest that flow and infiltration through fractured clay may be described in terms of two stages: an initial dynamic stage in which the infiltration rate is initially high but decreases rapidly due to the clay swelling and closing fractures, and a steady-state stage usually characterized by
publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
titleInfiltration Tests on Fractured Compacted Clay
typeJournal Paper
journal volume123
journal issue5
journal titleJournal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
identifier doi10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1997)123:5(469)
treeJournal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering:;1997:;Volume ( 123 ):;issue: 005
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