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MEASUREMENTS OF INFILTRATION RATES IN COMPACTED URBAN SOILS
Citation:
Pitt, R., S. Chen, C. Ong, AND S. Clark**. MEASUREMENTS OF INFILTRATION RATES IN COMPACTED URBAN SOILS. Presented at ASCE Urban Water Resources Research Council/Engineering Foundation Conference, Snowmass, CO, 8/19-24/2001.
Description:
Previous research hs identified significant reductions in infiltration rates in disturbed urban soils, More than 150 prior tests were conducted in predominately sandy and clayey urban soils in the Birmingham and Mobile, AL areas. Infiltration in Clayey soils ws found to be affected by an interaction of soil moisture and compaction, while infiltration in sandy soils was affected by soil compaction alone. The tests reported here wre conducted under more controlled laboratory conditions and represent a wider range of soil textures and specific soil density values.