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Numerical simulations of unsaturated flow require the retention curve and unsaturated conductivity curve as inputs. Except in research or in the case of large projects these material properties are estimated to some degree. This manuscript examines the accuracy of unsaturated conductivity estimations for an unsaturated transparent soil. Using transparent soil allows accurate measurement of degree of saturation along the soil profile as well as the spatial measurements of conductivity. The estimations show the correct trend and are found to be within one order of magnitude compared with the experimental data.
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Siemens, G., Take, A., Peters, S. (2012). Examination of Unsaturated Conductivity Curves Using Transparent Soil. In: Mancuso, C., Jommi, C., D’Onza, F. (eds) Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31116-1_29
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