Impact of Compaction State and Initial Moisture on Infiltration Characteristic of Soil

Bhagwan Das

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Impact of Compaction State and Initial Moisture on Infiltration Characteristic of Soil

Bhagwan Das

Published in American Journal of Water Science and Engineering (Volume 1, Issue 1)

Received: 2 September 2015 Accepted: 16 September 2015 Published: 16 September 2015

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Infiltration is the flow of water through the soil surface into a porous medium under gravity action and pressure effects. First the water moist soil grains and subsequently the surplus water moves down due to resulting gravitational force. The present study deals with the effect of compaction state and water content on infiltration property, in particular the saturated hydraulic conductivity. Two soil types have been selected and results have been determined. It is concluded that there is marginal reduction of infiltration rate with increasing the dry density in case of sandy soil and successively reduction of infiltration for Red (Loam) soil. It is found that infiltration rate variation is approximately constant with water content for higher dry density state.

Published in	American Journal of Water Science and Engineering (Volume 1, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajwse.20150101.11
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Compaction, Infiltration Parameters, Disc Infiltrometer

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Bhagwan Das

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, AKS University, Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India

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