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ABSORBED WATER [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Soil Science
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

Water held mechanically in a soil mass and having physical properties similar to ordinary water at the same temperature and pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Science du sol
  • Mécanique des sols
DEF

Eau retenue mécaniquement par un sol et qui possède des propriétés physiques semblables à celles de l'eau ordinaire, dans les mêmes conditions de température et de pression.

Spanish

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