A study of infiltration on three sand capillary barriers

• Main Authors: Yang, Hong, Rahardjo, Harianto, Leong, Eng Choon, Fredlund, Delwyn G.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94611; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7369
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The capillary barrier effect was investigated by conducting infiltration tests on three soil columns of fine sand over medium sand, medium sand over gravelly sand, and fine sand over gravelly sand. The barrier effect was verified in the underlying layer of coarser material, and the water-entry value...