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Transport processes in structured soil

ReferenceBBS/E/S/00000442
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr Nigel Bird
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution Silsoe Research Institute
DepartmentSilsoe Research Institute Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 222,231
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 01/04/2001
End date 31/03/2002
Duration12 months

Abstract

The overall objective is to improve our understanding of fluid, solute and microbial transport in soil through reference to the soil structure. Improved ways of characterising and modelling soil structure will form a basis for pore-scale modelling of transport processes. The multi- scale nature of soil structure affects transport and our earlier work on fractal models of soil structure will be directly relevant. Structural models will be based on soil pore structure measurements, using image analysis of soil thin sections, water retention curves, mercury intrusion porosimetry, and particle and aggregate size distributions. Pore connectivity will be characterised. Solute breakthrough curves and the spatial distribution of solutes will be measured and modelled and related to the underlying pore space structures.

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Committee Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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