Assessing surface seals of soils on slopes

• Main Author: Liu, Chenying
• Other Authors: Leong Eng Choon
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/71021
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Past research has observed that infiltration on surface soil which is subjected to frequent rainfall does not start as soon as precipitation begins. This phenomenon is attributed to the formation of a thin dense layer called surface seal on the surface soil. The surface seal is created by interac...