Engineering
8 years ago

Soil erosion risk increases on sloping lands due to decreased hydraulic conductivity.

Estimating Saturated and Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivities of Sloping Lands under Steady and Transient States
Majid Raoof, A H Nazemi, Sadraddini S.A.A., S Maroofi

Paper Summary

The study aimed to compare soil water flow on sloping lands. Experiments were done on loamy soil with different slopes in Iran. Results showed that water flow decreased with steeper slopes and higher tension. The Gardner model fit better for steady flow than transient flow. Overall, the differences in water flow between steady and transient states were small.

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