Abstract
As a result of the hydrological cycle (rainfall, infiltration) it is inevitable that the voids between soil particles will fill with water until they become fully saturated. There then exists a zone of saturation below ground level the upper surface of which is called the water table.
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© 1995 G. E. Barnes
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Barnes, G.E. (1995). Permeability and Seepage. In: Soil Mechanics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13258-4_3
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