| contributor author | M. C. McBrayer | |
| contributor author | M. Mauldon | |
| contributor author | E. C. Drumm | |
| contributor author | G. V. Wilson | |
| date accessioned | 2017-05-08T21:26:05Z | |
| date available | 2017-05-08T21:26:05Z | |
| date copyright | May 1997 | |
| date issued | 1997 | |
| identifier other | %28asce%291090-0241%281997%29123%3A5%28469%29.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/51338 | |
| description abstract | Desiccation 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 | |
| publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
| title | Infiltration Tests on Fractured Compacted Clay | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 123 | |
| journal issue | 5 | |
| journal title | Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | |
| identifier doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1997)123:5(469) | |
| tree | Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering:;1997:;Volume ( 123 ):;issue: 005 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |