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Shanjia Li, Peixi Su, Haina Zhang, Zijuan Zhou, Rui Shi and Wei Gou
Plant hydraulic conductivity (K) refers to the rate of water flow (kg s-1) per unit pressure drop (MPa), which drives flow through the plant organ system. It is an important eco-physiology index for measuring plant water absorption and transport capacity...
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Ramon Wagner Torres Pena, Pedro Andrés Chira Oliva and Fernando Araújo Abrunhosa
The present study evaluated the application of Ground Penetrating Radar and Electromagnetic Induction geophysical tools combined with sedimentology for the description of the subsurface of sites destined for the installation of ponds for an extensive fre...
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Emma-Katherine Kluge, Virginia Toy and David Lockner
Magnetotelluric models spanning the Pacific?Australian Plate boundary in New Zealand?s South Island indicate a localized zone of low electrical resistivity that is spatially coincident with the ductile mid-crustal part of the Alpine Fault Zone (AFZ). We ...
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Victoria Sandoval and Francisco Suárez
The method presented in this paper aims to estimate the hydrodynamic and thermal properties of green roofs after settling has occurred.
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Karel Bartu?ek, Petr Marcon, Pavel Fiala, Josef Máca, Premysl Dohnal
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We discuss the experimental verification of changes in the structure of a liquid water sample inserted in a special spiral ?gradient? magnetic field. The magnetic flux components are characterized by a high degree of inhomogeneity; thus, a gradient is fo...
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Zhi Dou, Xin Huang, Weifeng Wan, Feng Zeng and Chaoqi Wang
Hydraulic conductivity generally decreases with depth in the Earth?s crust. The hydraulic conductivity?depth relationship has been assessed through mathematical models, enabling predictions of hydraulic conductivity in depths beyond the reach of direct m...
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Ziran Zhang and Maosheng Zhang
Describing the hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated soil is very important in predicting water transport. Most current models have complex forms and generally need to be calibrated by the measured unsaturated hydraulic conductivity curve. A simple model...
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Evgeny Chuvilin, Dinara Davletshina, Boris Bukhanov, Sergey Grebenkin and Elena Pankratova
High-latitude permafrost, including hydrate-bearing frozen ground, changes its properties in response to natural climate change and to impacts from petroleum production. Of special interest is the behavior of thermal conductivity, one of the key paramete...
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Lei Chen, Dongqing Li, Feng Ming, Xiangyang Shi and Xin Chen
In cold regions, hydraulic conductivity is a critical parameter for determining the water flow in frozen soil. Previous studies have shown that hydraulic conductivity hinges on the pore structure, which is often depicted as the pore size and porosity. Ho...
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Osasu Osaze and Sanjeev Khanna
In this study, experimental measurements of porous polypropylene (PP) using the DTC-25 TA laboratory equipment and a hot box test are compared. The thermal conductivity of building materials indicates their insulation capability. Excellent building mater...
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Jiaqi Chen, Xingzao Chen, Hancheng Dan and Lanchun Zhang
Pavement temperature field affects pavement service life and the thermal environment the near road surface; thus, is important for sustainable pavement design. This paper developed a combined prediction method for the thermal conductivity of asphalt conc...
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Zilong Deng, Xiangdong Liu, Yongping Huang, Chengbin Zhang and Yongping Chen
Fractal geometry (fractional Brownian motion?FBM) is introduced to characterize the pore distribution of porous material. Based on this fractal characterization, a mathematical model of heat conduction is presented to study heat conduction behaviors in p...
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Oliver M. Lopez, Khan Z. Jadoon and Thomas M. Missimer
Planning for use of a dune field aquifer for managed aquifer recharge (MAR) requires that hydraulic properties need to be estimated over a large geographic area. Saturated hydraulic conductivity of dune sands is commonly estimated from grain size distrib...
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Lilai Jin, Sarah J. Higgins, James A. Thompson, Michael P. Strager, Sean E. Collins and Jason A. Hubbart
Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) is a hydrologic flux parameter commonly used to determine water movement through the saturated soil zone. Understanding the influences of land-use-specific Ksat on the model estimation error of water balance compon...
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Julie Blue, Thomas Boving, Mary Ellen Tuccillo, Jonathan Koplos, Jason Rose, Michael Brooks and David Burden
Recalcitrant groundwater contamination is a common problem at hazardous waste sites worldwide. Groundwater contamination persists despite decades of remediation efforts at many sites because contaminants sorbed or dissolved within low-conductivity zones ...
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Jiayi Peng, Zhenzhong Shen, Wenbing Zhang and Wen Song
Permeability characteristics in coarse-grained soil is pivotal for enhancing the understanding of its seepage behavior and effectively managing it, directly impacting the design, construction, and operational safety of embankment dams. Furthermore, these...
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Lorenzo De Carlo, Mohammad Farzamian, Antonietta Celeste Turturro and Maria Clementina Caputo
In recent years, geophysical techniques have been increasingly used to monitor flow and transport processes in the Earth critical zone (ECZ). Among these, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) is a powerful tool used to predict hydrological parameters ...
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Hao Zou, Jing-Sen Cai, E-Chuan Yan, Rui-Xuan Tang, Lin Jia and Kun Song
Due to the spatial variability of hydraulic properties, probabilistic slope seepage analysis becomes necessary. This study conducts a probabilistic analysis of slope seepage under rainfall, considering the spatial variability of saturated hydraulic condu...
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Egor A. Danilov, Mikhail Veretennikov, Maria Dronova, Timofey Kalyakin, Andrey A. Stepashkin, Victor V. Tcherdyntsev and Vladimir Samoilov
Electrical and optical properties of graphene/silver nanoparticles hybrid suspensions intended for use in inkjet printing technologies were studied. Few-layered graphene particles were manufactured via a direct ultrasonic-assisted liquid-phase exfoliatio...
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Hadia Kadhim Judran, Adnan G. Tuaamah Al-Hasnawi, Faten N. Al Zubaidi, Wisam Abed Kattea Al-Maliki, Falah Alobaid and Bernd Epple
In this paper, the main goal is to study the impact of nanopowder volume concentration and ultrasonication treatment time on the stability and thermophysical properties of MgO-DW nanofluid at room temperature. The co-precipitation method was utilized to ...
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