Soil water potential: A historical perspective and recent breakthroughs

S Luo, N Lu, C Zhang, W Likos - Vadose Zone Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soil water potential is a cornerstone in defining the thermodynamic state of soil water
required to quantify phenomena such as water phase change, water movement, heat …

Identification and quantification of soil water components in kaolin by thermogravimetric and kinetic analysis

Y Wang, L Hu, Z Yin - Engineering Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Different types of soil water, such as bound water and capillary water, have distinct effects on
the physicochemical and engineering properties of soils, particularly unsaturated clayey …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of organic carbon to the total specific surface area of soils with varying clay mineralogy

E Arthur, M Tuller, T Norgaard, P Moldrup, C Chen… - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil specific surface area (SA) reflects the quantity and quality of the soil mineral and
organic fractions. For soil samples that have similar clay mineral types, clay content and or …

Quantifying coupling effects between soil matric potential and osmotic potential

S Hu, C Zhang, N Lu - Water Resources Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Soil matric potential and osmotic potential are widely accepted as two independent
components of total soil water potential. However, laboratory observations repeatedly …

Soil water isotherm model for particle surface sorption and interlamellar sorption

Y Wang, L Hu, S Luo, N Lu - Vadose Zone Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soil–water retention curve (SWRC) describes the relationship between soil matric potential
and soil water content, which is recognized as the most important constitutive function for …

[HTML][HTML] A modified Kozeny–Carman equation for predicting saturated hydraulic conductivity of compacted bentonite in confined condition

K Ruan, XL Fu - Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Kozeny–Carman (KC) equation is a well-known relation between hydraulic conductivity and
pore properties in porous material. The applications of KC equation to predicting saturated …

Investigation of Bound Water in Clay Based on Isothermal Adsorption Experiments and Metadynamics Studies from the Perspective of Water Potential

S Zhang, H Pei, M Plötze, C Zhang… - Journal of Geotechnical …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
The presence of bound water in clay has a significant impact on the physical and chemical
properties of clay, particularly its strength, permeability, and creep behavior. In this paper …

[HTML][HTML] Specific surface area of soils with different clay mineralogy can be estimated from a single hygroscopic water content

F Yan, M Tuller, LW de Jonge, P Moldrup, E Arthur - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
The soil specific surface area (SSA) is an important variable for soil science and
geoenvironmental engineering applications, but traditional measurement methods are …

Experimental investigation into simultaneous adsorption of water vapor and methane onto shales

L Ma, Q Yu - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Methane is the main component of natural gas and a greenhouse gas. It usually coexists
with water in geological formations. Methane adsorption onto shale has been studied …

Evaluation of the BET and GAB models for interpretation of soil water isotherms: A molecular simulation study

Y Wang, L Hu - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Mathematical characterization of soil water isotherm (SWI) plays a significant role in
modeling various processes in soils and estimating the soil properties, and the Brunauer …