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CAPILLARY PERCOLATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Soil Science
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

The absorption of a fluid, usually water, by a granular rock or any other porous material, under the force of capillary attraction, and in the absence of any pressure.

DEF

Percolation through capillary interstices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Science du sol
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
DEF

[...] phénomène de pénétration d'un liquide dans une matière solide, poreuse ou pulvérulente, dû à la capillarité.

CONT

[Le] phénomène d'échange de fluides, sous l'influence des forces capillaires, entre milieux de caractéristiques différentes, est appelé imbibition.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica del suelo
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
DEF

Proceso por el cual un fluido no humectante en un medio poroso, es desplazado por un fluido humectante.

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