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19 - Interaction with Water

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2022

Dimitrios Kolymbas
Dimitrios Kolymbas
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University of Innsbruck
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Summary

Soil consisting of grains, water and air is an example of a multiphase material (or mixture). The basic concepts for multiphase materials, such as volume fraction, partial quantities and interaction forces are introduced. The Darcy's equation and balance equations for mixtures are introduced.

On their basis, the consolidation theory is presented. The equations describing steady and unsteady groundwater flow are derived. Transport within groundwater by means of convection, diffusion and dispersion is explained. The main principles describing unsaturated soil are presented: capillary and osmotic suction, the function of filters is explained. The soil–water characteristic curve is also introduced. The effective stresses in unsaturated soil are discussed.

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multiphase materialsinternal constraintseffective stressDarcy’s lawconsolidationgroundwater flowDupuit assumptionBoussinesq equationunsaturated soilcapillary suction
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A Primer on Theoretical Soil Mechanics , pp. 154 - 169
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Interaction with Water
  • Dimitrios Kolymbas, University of Innsbruck
  • Book: A Primer on Theoretical Soil Mechanics
  • Online publication: 14 July 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009210348.020
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  • Interaction with Water
  • Dimitrios Kolymbas, University of Innsbruck
  • Book: A Primer on Theoretical Soil Mechanics
  • Online publication: 14 July 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009210348.020
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  • Interaction with Water
  • Dimitrios Kolymbas, University of Innsbruck
  • Book: A Primer on Theoretical Soil Mechanics
  • Online publication: 14 July 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009210348.020
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