Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5787602 | Engineering Geology | 2017 | 47 Pages |
Abstract
The results highlight that the presence of coarse-textured unsaturated pumiceous layers, interbedded between finer ashy layers, can delay the wetting front advancement, thus initially confining the infiltration process within the uppermost finer layer. A diversion of the flow from the vertical towards the slope direction occurs when the soil approaches saturation. However, whereas a high hydraulic gradient establishes across pumices, water infiltration into the deepest layer begins, and part of the water crosses the pumices, before the complete saturation of the uppermost soil profile.
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Authors
E. Damiano, R. Greco, A. Guida, L. Olivares, L. Picarelli,