Masters Theses
Abstract
"The moisture characteristic and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of 85 % sand 15 % bentonite mix were investigated in this study.
The physical properties of the sand bentonite mix were determined by the standard soil mechanics tests. Test specimens were compacted dry of optimum. Thermocouple psychrometers were used to measure soil suction.
Hysteresis in the suction-moisture characteristic curve was investigated. A measurable distinction was observed between the primary wetting and primary drying curves.
The unsaturated hydraulic conductivity was determined using a variation of the instantaneous profile method. The unsaturated hydraulic conductivity from degrees of saturation from 34 percent to complete saturation was found to vary by about three orders of magnitude. The experimental results were compared to output from a computer program called RETC, with good agreement"--Abstract, page iii.
Advisor(s)
Lentz, Rodney
Committee Member(s)
Stephenson, Richard Wesley
McConnell, Cary L., 1945-
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Civil Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
Fall 1994
Pagination
xii, 108 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-107).
Rights
© 1994 Aswath Venkataramana Rao, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Soil permeability -- Testing
Bentonite -- Testing
Soil moisture -- Computer simulation
Thesis Number
T 6891
Print OCLC #
32799411
Electronic OCLC #
960905337
Link to Catalog Record
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Rao, Aswath Venkataramana, "Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of sand bentonite mix using thermocouple psychrometer" (1994). Masters Theses. 1403.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/1403
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