Session: Soil Mechanical Properties and Hydraulic Processes in Structured Soils

Tuesday, November 3, 2009: 3:10 PM-4:30 PM

Convention Center, Room 411, Fourth Floor

Presidings:

Rainer Horn and Alvin Smucker

Organizers:

Rainer Horn , Rabi Mohtar and Alvin J.M. Smucker

3:10 PM

3:15 PM

Soil Deformation as a Dynamic Process and Its Relation to Structure and Soil Water Pressure.
Stephan Peth, Christian-Albrechts-Univ.; Rainer Horn, Christian-Albrechts-Univ.

3:30 PM

Effectiveness of Plastic Board Drains Installed in Soft Ground.
Jintae Lee, Purdue Univ.; Dongwook Kim, Purdue Univ.

3:45 PM

Behavior of Domestic Waste Landfill Foundation.
Dongwook Kim, Purdue Univ.; Jintae Lee, Purdue Univ.

4:00 PM

High Energy Moisture Characteristics: Linking Between Soil Physical Processes and Structure Stability.
Amrakh I. Mamedov, USDA-ARS-GMPRC-EWERU; Guy J. Levy, Inst. of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences; Fazil A. Aliev, VCU; Larry E. Wagner, USDA-ARS-GMPRC-EWERU; Fred Fox, USDA-ARS-GMPRC-EWERU

4:15 PM

Time-Variable Hydraulic Potential Surrounding An Onsite Wastewater Drainfield.
J. Kenneth Bradshaw, Univ. of Georgia; David Radcliffe, Univ. of Georgia

4:30 PM

Adjourn