@article{fdi:010064750,
  title = {{A}pplication of smoothed particle hydrodynamics ({SPH}) and pore morphologic model to predict saturated water conductivity from {X}-ray {CT} imaging in a silty loam {C}ambisol},
  author = {{D}al {F}erro, {N}. and {S}trozzi, {A}. {G}. and {D}uwig, {C}{\'e}line and {D}elmas, {P}. and {C}harrier, {P}. and {M}orari, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study aims to estimate saturated hydraulic conductivity in a silty loam soil and-compare modelled data with experimental ones. {T}he flow characteristics of twelve undisturbed soil cores (5 cm in diameter x 6 cm high) were measured in the laboratory after performing {X}-ray computed microtomography (micro{CT}) analysis. {M}icro{CT} 3{D} imaging was integrated with an existing pore morphologic model and a numerical simulation based on mesh-free smoothed particle hydrodynamics ({SPH}) to calculate the water flow through the macropore network (pores >40 mu m). {R}esults showed that the proposed {SPH} method was able to predict hydraulic conductivity of large-sized samples as falling in the range of the experimental ones. {B}y contrast the morphologic model generally underestimated the water flow and was slightly affected by the pore shape. {I}ncreasing micro{CT} imaging resolution and expanding the variability with other soil types will improve the understanding of the role of micropore size and morphology on water conductivity.},
  keywords = {{X}-ray computed microtomography ; {S}aturated hydraulic conductivity ; {S}oil structure ; {P}ore size distribution ; {ITALIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eoderma},
  volume = {255-256},
  numero = {},
  pages = {27--34},
  ISSN = {0016-7061},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.04.019},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064750},
}