Infiltration Characteristics Of Unsaturated Residual Soils Of Various Weathering Grades

This Paper Presents The Results Of A Field Study On The Infiltration Characteristics Of Unsaturated Residual Soils Of Various Weathering Grades. Two Field Sites Were Studied, Namely Site A And Site B. These Sites Respectively Represent Two Of The Most Commonly Occurring Residual Soils Or Rocks In Ma...

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Main Authors: Huat, Bujang B. K., Ali, Faisal, Low, Tian Huat, Mariappan, Saravanan
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spelling my.utm.17902017-11-01T04:17:34Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1790/ Infiltration Characteristics Of Unsaturated Residual Soils Of Various Weathering Grades Huat, Bujang B. K. Ali, Faisal Low, Tian Huat Mariappan, Saravanan Q Science (General) This Paper Presents The Results Of A Field Study On The Infiltration Characteristics Of Unsaturated Residual Soils Of Various Weathering Grades. Two Field Sites Were Studied, Namely Site A And Site B. These Sites Respectively Represent Two Of The Most Commonly Occurring Residual Soils Or Rocks In Malaysia, That Is The Granitic Residual Soil And Sedimentary (Sandstone) Residual Soil. The Water Infiltration Rate Was Found To Vary Depending On The Soil Weathering Grades. For The Case Of Granitic Residual Soils, Soil Of Weathering Grade IV Was Found To Have The Highest Infiltration Rate. Water Infiltration Was Found To Increase From Grade VI To Grade IV, And Decrease From Grade IV To Grade III. Water Infiltration Was Also Found To Increase With The Increase In The Soil Porosity And Void Ratio, And Decrease With The Increase In The Soil Density. While For The Case Of Sedimentary (Sandstone) Residual Soil, The Soil Of Weathering Grade III Was Found To Have The Highest Infiltration Rate. Water Infiltration Was Found To Increase From Grade V To Grade III. Penerbit UTM Press 2005-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1790/1/JTJUN42B4.pdf Huat, Bujang B. K. and Ali, Faisal and Low, Tian Huat and Mariappan, Saravanan (2005) Infiltration Characteristics Of Unsaturated Residual Soils Of Various Weathering Grades. Jurnal Teknologi (B) , 42 (B). pp. 45-56. ISSN 0127-9696
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topic Q Science (General)
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Huat, Bujang B. K.
Ali, Faisal
Low, Tian Huat
Mariappan, Saravanan
Infiltration Characteristics Of Unsaturated Residual Soils Of Various Weathering Grades
description This Paper Presents The Results Of A Field Study On The Infiltration Characteristics Of Unsaturated Residual Soils Of Various Weathering Grades. Two Field Sites Were Studied, Namely Site A And Site B. These Sites Respectively Represent Two Of The Most Commonly Occurring Residual Soils Or Rocks In Malaysia, That Is The Granitic Residual Soil And Sedimentary (Sandstone) Residual Soil. The Water Infiltration Rate Was Found To Vary Depending On The Soil Weathering Grades. For The Case Of Granitic Residual Soils, Soil Of Weathering Grade IV Was Found To Have The Highest Infiltration Rate. Water Infiltration Was Found To Increase From Grade VI To Grade IV, And Decrease From Grade IV To Grade III. Water Infiltration Was Also Found To Increase With The Increase In The Soil Porosity And Void Ratio, And Decrease With The Increase In The Soil Density. While For The Case Of Sedimentary (Sandstone) Residual Soil, The Soil Of Weathering Grade III Was Found To Have The Highest Infiltration Rate. Water Infiltration Was Found To Increase From Grade V To Grade III.
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author Huat, Bujang B. K.
Ali, Faisal
Low, Tian Huat
Mariappan, Saravanan
author_facet Huat, Bujang B. K.
Ali, Faisal
Low, Tian Huat
Mariappan, Saravanan
author_sort Huat, Bujang B. K.
title Infiltration Characteristics Of Unsaturated Residual Soils Of Various Weathering Grades
title_short Infiltration Characteristics Of Unsaturated Residual Soils Of Various Weathering Grades
title_full Infiltration Characteristics Of Unsaturated Residual Soils Of Various Weathering Grades
title_fullStr Infiltration Characteristics Of Unsaturated Residual Soils Of Various Weathering Grades
title_full_unstemmed Infiltration Characteristics Of Unsaturated Residual Soils Of Various Weathering Grades
title_sort infiltration characteristics of unsaturated residual soils of various weathering grades
publisher Penerbit UTM Press
publishDate 2005
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1790/1/JTJUN42B4.pdf
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