An Analysis of Vertical Infiltration Responses in Unsaturated Soil Columns from Permafrost Regions
Rainfall infiltration affects permafrost-related slope stability by changing the pore water pressure in soil. In this study, the infiltration responses under rainfall conditions were elucidated. The instantaneous profile method and filter paper method were used to obtain the soil–water characteristi...
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| description | Rainfall infiltration affects permafrost-related slope stability by changing the pore water pressure in soil. In this study, the infiltration responses under rainfall conditions were elucidated. The instantaneous profile method and filter paper method were used to obtain the soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) and hydraulic conductivity function (HCF). During the rainfall infiltration test, the vertical patters of volumetric moisture contents, total hydraulic head or suction and wetting front were recorded. Advancing displacement and rate of the wetting front, the cumulative infiltration, the instantaneous infiltration rate, and the average infiltration rate were determined to comprehensively assess the rainfall infiltration process, along with SWCC and HCF. Additionally, the effects of dry density and runoff on the one-dimensional vertical infiltration process of soil columns were evaluated. The results showed that the variation curve of wetting front displacement versus time obeys a power function relationship. In addition, the infiltration rate–time relationship curve and the unsaturated permeability curve could be roughly divided into three stages, and the SWCC and HCF calculated by volumetric moisture content are more sensitive to changes in dry density than to changes in runoff or hydraulic head height. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-af4160e3cdcd4c348616ac395b5372ba2024-11-26T17:47:50ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172024-11-0114221019510.3390/app142210195An Analysis of Vertical Infiltration Responses in Unsaturated Soil Columns from Permafrost RegionsLincui Li0Xi’an Li1Yonghong Li2Cheng Li3Yong Li4Li Wang5Yiping He6Chaowei Yao7Shaanxi Geological Environment Monitoring Station, Xi’an 710054, ChinaCollege of Geology Engineering & Geomatics, Changan University, Xi’an 710054, ChinaShaanxi Geological Environment Monitoring Station, Xi’an 710054, ChinaShaanxi Geological Environment Monitoring Station, Xi’an 710054, ChinaShaanxi Geological Environment Monitoring Station, Xi’an 710054, ChinaCollege of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaShaanxi Geological Environment Monitoring Station, Xi’an 710054, ChinaShaanxi Geological Environment Monitoring Station, Xi’an 710054, ChinaRainfall infiltration affects permafrost-related slope stability by changing the pore water pressure in soil. In this study, the infiltration responses under rainfall conditions were elucidated. The instantaneous profile method and filter paper method were used to obtain the soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) and hydraulic conductivity function (HCF). During the rainfall infiltration test, the vertical patters of volumetric moisture contents, total hydraulic head or suction and wetting front were recorded. Advancing displacement and rate of the wetting front, the cumulative infiltration, the instantaneous infiltration rate, and the average infiltration rate were determined to comprehensively assess the rainfall infiltration process, along with SWCC and HCF. Additionally, the effects of dry density and runoff on the one-dimensional vertical infiltration process of soil columns were evaluated. The results showed that the variation curve of wetting front displacement versus time obeys a power function relationship. In addition, the infiltration rate–time relationship curve and the unsaturated permeability curve could be roughly divided into three stages, and the SWCC and HCF calculated by volumetric moisture content are more sensitive to changes in dry density than to changes in runoff or hydraulic head height.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/22/10195moisture migrationslope stabilitypore water pressuresoil–water characteristic curvehydraulic conductivity |
| spellingShingle | Lincui Li Xi’an Li Yonghong Li Cheng Li Yong Li Li Wang Yiping He Chaowei Yao An Analysis of Vertical Infiltration Responses in Unsaturated Soil Columns from Permafrost Regions Applied Sciences moisture migration slope stability pore water pressure soil–water characteristic curve hydraulic conductivity |
| title | An Analysis of Vertical Infiltration Responses in Unsaturated Soil Columns from Permafrost Regions |
| title_full | An Analysis of Vertical Infiltration Responses in Unsaturated Soil Columns from Permafrost Regions |
| title_fullStr | An Analysis of Vertical Infiltration Responses in Unsaturated Soil Columns from Permafrost Regions |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Analysis of Vertical Infiltration Responses in Unsaturated Soil Columns from Permafrost Regions |
| title_short | An Analysis of Vertical Infiltration Responses in Unsaturated Soil Columns from Permafrost Regions |
| title_sort | analysis of vertical infiltration responses in unsaturated soil columns from permafrost regions |
| topic | moisture migration slope stability pore water pressure soil–water characteristic curve hydraulic conductivity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/22/10195 |
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