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We trace the history of research on capillarity in porous bodies led by Terzaghi and Kozeny in its early stages in Vienna. These contributions are re-examined within the framework of recent findings in the theory of capillarity based on continuum macroscopic- as well as micromechanical approaches.
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de Boer, R., Didwania, A.K. Capillarity in porous bodies: Contributions of the Vienna school and recent findings. Acta Mechanica 159, 173–188 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01171454
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