Module 3 :Soil hydraulic characteristics

Lecture 4: Hydraulic Conductivity

 



Fig. 3.13. Relationship between flux and hydraulic gradient in unsaturated soils

Therefore, functional relationships are used in Darcy's law to represent hydraulic conductivity dependency on matric suction for the flow through unsaturated soils. The modified form of Darcy's law under unsaturated conditions is given as: