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Simulation Of Water Movement Through Unsaturated Infiltration-Redistribution System, Thidarat Bunsri, Muttucumaru Sivakumar, Dharmappa Hagare

Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive)

This paper deals with the movement of water in a natural unsaturated zone, focusing on infiltration-redistribution system. Infiltration refers to the downward movement of water due to the gravitational force and redistribution defines the upward movement of water due to the capillary rise. Under natural conditions, the movement of water through an infiltration-redistribution depended upon the relations among water content, hydraulic conductivity and tension of soil pore. Various combinations of water balance concepts, Richards' equation, soil-physics theory and capillary height concepts were applied to mathematically model the movement of water through infiltration-redistribution system. The accuracy and computational efficiency of the …