Machine learning-based intelligent modeling of hydraulic conductivity of sandy soils considering a wide range of grain sizes

Z ur Rehman, U Khalid, N Ijaz, H Mujtaba, A Haider… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents novel intelligent modeling of the hydraulic conductivity (k) of sandy soil
by employing machine learning (ML) algorithms ie, artificial neural network (ANN), multi …

Analyzing grain size distributions with the modal decomposition method: literature review and procedures

RP Chapuis - Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021 - Springer
Many studies describe soil samples by their grain/particle size distribution (GSD/PSD). Most
samples are poly-disperse collections of solids. The paper reviews earlier methods to …

Framework to estimate the soil-water characteristic curve for soils with different void ratios

Q Zhai, H Rahardjo, A Satyanaga, G Dai… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2020 - Springer
The soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) contains information regarding the geometric
pore space in a soil and is commonly used to estimate unsaturated soil properties, such as …

Quantitative analysis of pore-size influence on granite residual soil permeability using CT scanning

Y Luo, T Wen, X Lin, X Chen, L Shao - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
In the field of soil hydrology, pore structure is a key factor affecting soil permeability. This
paper uses micro-CT scanning technology to visualize and quantitatively analyze the impact …

Coefficient of permeability prediction of soils using gene expression programming

R Zhang, S Zhang - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2024 - Elsevier
The coefficient of permeability is the most important parameter for characterizing the
permeability characteristics of soil. In this study, a database of the coefficient of permeability …

Role of bimodal water retention curve on the unsaturated shear strength

A Satyanaga, N Bairakhmetov, JR Kim, SW Moon - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Changes in climatic conditions are expected globally resulting in a higher rainfall intensity
and longer duration of rainfall. The increase in the rainwater infiltration into the soil …

Effect of raindrop splashes on topsoil structure and infiltration characteristics

G Ma, G Li, X Mu, W Hou, Y Ren, M Yang - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Raindrop splashing causes pore blockage in topsoil and reduces its infiltration capacity. In
this study, simulated rainfall and infiltration tests were used to analyze the relationship …

[HTML][HTML] Use of hydraulic radius to estimate the permeability of coarse-grained materials using a new geodatabase

S Feng, D Barreto, E Imre, E Ibraim… - Transportation …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper reviews commonly used parameters and prediction models for assessing the
permeability of granular soils. Following a review of published models for prediction of soil …

Estimation of hydraulic conductivity of saturated frozen soil from the soil freezing characteristic curve

F Ming, L Chen, D Li, X Wei - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of hydraulic conductivity is crucial for determining water movement in
frozen soil, and the objective of this study is to introduce the soil freezing characteristic curve …

Role of the pore-size distribution function on water flow in unsaturated soil

Q Zhai, H Rahardjo, A Satyanaga, G Dai - Journal of Zhejiang …, 2018 - dr.ntu.edu.sg
The hydraulic properties of soil (ie soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) and coefficient of
permeability) govern the moisture flow in it. Previous research has indicated that the …