Research Article

The Role of Surface Infiltration in Hydromechanical Coupling Effects in an Unsaturated Porous Medium of Semi-Infinite Extent

Table 1

The parameters used in analytical solutions to 1D unsaturated infiltration.

Saturated volumetric water content ()Coefficient of permeability at saturation ()Rainfall intensity ()Desaturation coefficient ()Elastic modulus with respect to suction change

0.41 × 10−5 m/s10−5 m/s0.01 cm−110 MPa