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TENSION INFILTROMETER [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Soil Science
CONT

The number of devices for measuring these soil-water properties in the field have been perfected. One of these, a tension infiltrometer, quantifies soil structure by measuring the permeability of the soil and the ability to take in water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Science du sol
OBS

infiltromètre : Appareil servant à mesurer la vitesse de pénétration de l'eau dans le sol. Constitué par un cylindre. L'écoulement se fait soit à pression constante (niveau constant par siphon), soit à pression constante (niveau constant par siphon), soit à pression décroissante : dans certains appareils, on mesure la vitesse de baisse du niveau dans un tube de verre vertical.

Spanish

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