scholarly journals Changes in Water Infiltration after Simulated Wetting and Drying Periods in two Biochar Amendments

Soil Systems ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Villagra-Mendoza ◽  
Rainer Horn
Keyword(s):  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Water Infiltration ◽  
Hydrological Response ◽  
Infiltration Capacity ◽  
Wetting And Drying ◽  
Wetting And Drying Cycles ◽  
Infiltration Models ◽  
Drying Conditions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Infiltration Behavior

Biochar impacts soil-water related processes such as infiltration and contributes to the hydrological response of catchments. The aim of this work is to determine the impact of wetting and drying conditions on the infiltration behavior of two biochar amendments and to validate the performance of three infiltration models: Kostiakov, Horton, and Philips. Two materials, sand and a sandy loam, were mixed with 0%, 2.5%, and 5% (by dry wt.) mango wood biochar produced at a highest heating rate of 600 °C and with a particle size of <63 μm. A sequence of four wetting and drying cycles were simulated. In each cycle, infiltration was measured. We found that biochar addition decreased infiltration because the formation of narrower pores reduced infiltration capacity. The higher the biochar dosage, the more resilient the treatment became concerning the changes on the water infiltrated. Repetitive wetting and drying cycles resulted in a reconfiguration of structural pores affecting the transport of water and air. The infiltration models of Kostiakov and Horton could predict the infiltration dynamics in the amended materials, although they show some instabilities along the WD cycles.

scholarly journals INFLUÊNCIA DA APLICAÇÃO DE VINHAÇA NA CAPACIDADE DE INFILTRAÇÃO DE UM SOLO DE TEXTURA FRANCO ARENOSA

Irriga ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Barcellos Dalri ◽  
Glauco Eduardo Pereira Cortez ◽  
Luis Guilherme Senarese Riul ◽  
Jairo Augusto Campos Araújo ◽  
Raimundo Leite Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Infiltration Rate ◽  
Water Infiltration ◽  
Infiltration Capacity ◽  
Rate Estimate ◽  
Erosion Risk ◽  
Soil Water Infiltration ◽  
Loam Soil ◽  
Horton Model

Este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar o efeito da aplicação de diferentes lâminas de vinhaça na infiltração de água no solo e verificar a adequação dos modelos de Horton e Kostiakov-Lewis na estimativa da taxa de infiltração. Os tratamentos corresponderam à aplicação de cinco doses de vinhaça (0, 200, 250, 300 e 350 m3.ha-1). A aplicação de vinhaça propiciou uma redução da taxa de infiltração básica do respectivo solo em estudo, causando efeito negativo para essa característica, pois, eleva o risco de erosão do solo e majora a possibilidade do escoamento superficial. O modelo de Horton propiciou o melhor ajuste sobre os dados observados, e o modelo de Kostiakov-Lewis superestimou os valores da taxa de infiltração.   UNITERMOS: vinhaça, infiltração, solo.     DALRI, A.B.; CORTEZ, G.E.P.; RIUL, L.G.S.; ARAÚJO, J.A.C.; CRUZ, R.L. VINASSE APPLICATION INFLUENCE ON INFILTRATION CAPACITY OF SANDY LOAM SOIL     2 ABSTRACT   The objective of this study was to analyze effects in different depth in soil water infiltration and to verify the Horton and Kostiakov-Lewis models adequacy in infiltration rate estimate. The treatments were five doses of vinasse (0, 200, 250, 300 and 350 m³.ha¹). The vinasse application reduced the soil erosion risk increasing the possibility of runoff. The Horton model had the best adjustment on the observed data, and the Kostiakov-Lewis model overestimated the infiltration rate values.   KEYWORDS: vinasse, infiltration, soil.

scholarly journals Impacts of Different Tillage Practices on Soil Water Infiltration for Sustainable Agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3155
Author(s):  
Roua Amami ◽  
Khaled Ibrahimi ◽  
Farooq Sher ◽  
Paul Milham ◽  
Hiba Ghazouani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Water Infiltration ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Infiltration Capacity ◽  
Infiltration Process ◽  
Tillage Practices ◽  
Soil Water Infiltration ◽  
The Impact

Over the years, cultivation using sustainable tillage practices has gained significant importance, but the impact of tillage on soil water infiltration is still a concern for landowners due to the possible effects on crop yield. This study investigates the impact of different tillage managements on the infiltration rate of sandy clay loam soil under a semiarid environment. Field experiments were conducted in Chott Mariem Sousse, Tunisia. The tillage practices consisted of three treatments, including a tine cultivator (TC, 16 cm), moldboard plows (MP, 36 cm) and no-tillage (NT). Three infiltration models, Kostiakov, Philip and Horton, were applied to adjust the observed data and evaluate the infiltration characteristics of the studied soils. Comparison criteria, including the coefficient of determination (R2), along with the root mean square error (RMSE) and mean absolute error (MAE), were used to investigate the best-fit model. The results showed that moldboard plowing enhanced soil infiltration capacity relative to tine cultivation and no-tillage treatments. The mean saturated hydraulic conductivity was highest under MP, while it was lowest in NT, with 33.4% and 34.1% reduction compared to TC and MP, respectively. Based on the obtained results, Philip’s model showed better results with observed infiltration due to a higher R2 (0.981, 0.973 and 0.967), lower RMSE (3.36, 9.04 and 9.21) and lower MAE (1.46, 3.53 and 3.72) recorded, respectively, for NT, MP and TC. Horton’s model had a low regression coefficient between observed and predicted values. It was suggested that the Philip two-term model can adequately describe the infiltration process in the study area.

scholarly journals Influence of Wetting and Drying Cycles on Physical and Mechanical Behavior of Recycled Aggregate Concrete

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 5675
Author(s):  
Caroline S. Rangel ◽  
Mayara Amario ◽  
Marco Pepe ◽  
Enzo Martinelli ◽  
Romildo D. Toledo Filho
Keyword(s):  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Recycled Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Recycled Aggregate ◽  
Recycled Aggregates ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Wetting And Drying ◽  
Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Wetting And Drying Cycles ◽  
The Impact

Recently, concerns have been rising about the impact of increasing the depletion of natural resources and the relevant generation of construction and demolition waste, on the environment and economy. Therefore, several efforts have been made to promote sustainable efficiency in the construction industry and the use of recycled aggregates derived from concrete debris for new concrete mixtures (leading to so-called recycled aggregate concrete, RAC) is one of the most promising solutions. Unfortunately, there are still gaps in knowledge regarding the durability performances of RAC. In this study, we investigate durability of structural RAC subjected to wet-dry cycles. We analyze the results of an experimental campaign aimed at evaluating the degradation process induced by wetting and drying cycles on the key physical and mechanical properties of normal- and high-strength concrete, produced with coarse recycled concrete aggregates (RCAs) of different sizes and origins. On the basis of the results we propose a degradation law for wetting and drying cycles, which explicitly makes a possible correlation between the initial concrete porosity, directly related to the specific properties of the RCAs and the resulting level of damage obtained in RAC samples.

scholarly journals Integrating Remote and In-Situ Data to Assess the Hydrological Response of a Post-Fire Watershed

Hydrology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Luca Folador ◽  
Alessio Cislaghi ◽  
Giorgio Vacchiano ◽  
Daniele Masseroni
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fires ◽  
Hydrological Response ◽  
Soil Infiltration ◽  
Infiltration Capacity ◽  
Flood Peak ◽  
Burned Areas ◽  
In Situ Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Fire Conditions

Forest fire is a common concern in Mediterranean watersheds. Fire-induced canopy mortality may cause the degradation of chemical–physical properties in the soil and influence hydrological processes within and across watersheds. However, the prediction of the pedological and hydrological effect of forest fires with heterogenous severities across entire watersheds remains a difficult task. A large forest fire occurred in 2017 in northern Italy providing the opportunity to test an integrated approach that exploits remote and in-situ data for assessing the impact of forest fires on the hydrological response of semi-natural watersheds. The approach is based on a combination of remotely-sensed information on burned areas and in-situ measurements of soil infiltration in burned areas. Such collected data were used to adapt a rainfall–runoff model over an experimental watershed to produce a comparative evaluation of flood peak and volume of runoff in pre- and post-fire conditions. The model is based on a semi-distributed approach that exploits the Soil Conservation Service Curve Number (SCS-CN) and lag-time methods for the estimation of hydrological losses and runoff propagation, respectively, across the watershed. The effects of fire on hydrological losses were modeled by adjusting the CN values for different fire severities. Direct infiltration measurements were carried out to better understand the effect of fire on soil infiltration capacity. We simulated the hydrological response of the burned watershed following one of the most severe storm events that had hit the area in the last few years. Fire had serious repercussions in regard to the hydrological response, increasing the flood peak and the runoff volume up to 125% and 75%, respectively. Soil infiltration capacity was seriously compromised by fire as well, reducing unsaturated hydraulic conductivity up to 75% compared with pre-fire conditions. These findings can provide insights into the impact of forest fires on the hydrological response of a whole watershed and improve the assessment of surface runoff alterations suffered by a watershed in post-fire conditions.

scholarly journals The Impact of Poplar Short Rotation Coppice on Topsoil Physical Properties and Related Water Conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Virano Riquelme ◽  
Gabriela Fontenla-Razzetto ◽  
Filipa Tavares Wahren ◽  
Karl-Heinz Feger ◽  
Bálint Heil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Water Retention ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Short Rotation Coppice ◽  
Water Infiltration ◽  
Agricultural Field ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIn Europe, the establishment of short rotation coppice (SRC) systems for biomass production has been expanding in the last decades. Several studies have considered the impacts of SRC on soil properties; many have focused on studying its effect on biochemical properties while only a few have addressed physical and hydraulic properties. This study reports the assessment of soil physical and hydraulic properties on two SRC sites on sandy soils planted with 3-year-old poplar trees and an adjacent conventional agricultural field in Western Slovakia. All sites contain a comparable sandy loam soil texture and both SRC fields differed only in the groundwater accessibility. Water infiltration experiments were conducted in the field with subsequent sampling of the upper topsoil (0–5 cm depth). The samples were further processed in the laboratory to obtain the water retention and hydraulic conductivity functions of the soil covering a wide range of soil pore saturation. These hydraulic functions were fitted by using the bimodal version of Kosugi-Mualem’s hydraulic model to estimate the pore-size distribution (PSD) of the soils. The comparison between the SRC field neighboring the agricultural field and the latter showed similar hydraulic soil properties such as the topsoil water retention. However, macropore content, bulk density (BD) and infiltration capacity differed under SRC particularly in the tree row. Analogously, the two SRC fields showed similar topsoil water contents. Other soil properties differed presenting an increased macropore content and higher BD in the SRC field with distant groundwater connection. Our findings suggest that the SRC management may influence the topsoil properties.

scholarly journals Effect of Axial Pressure on Lime-Treated Expansive Soil Subjected to Wetting and Drying Cycles

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Chuxuan Tang ◽  
Zheng Lu ◽  
Hailin Yao
Keyword(s):  
Resilient Modulus ◽  
Axial Strain ◽  
Expansive Soil ◽  
Axial Pressure ◽  
Wetting And Drying ◽  
Wetting And Drying Cycles ◽  
Subgrade Soil ◽  
Moisture Variation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Properties Of Soil

The impact of seasonal moisture variation on subgrade soil, including lime-treated expansive soil, has been investigated in many studies. However, when performing wetting and drying cycles, the effect of stress, which decides the behavior and mechanical properties of soil, is usually ignored. In this paper, the effect of axial surcharge pressure on the deformation and resilient modulus of lime-treated expansive soil subjected to wetting and drying cycles was investigated. A self-made apparatus was chosen to apply axial surcharge pressure and precisely control the variation of moisture content. The lime-treated specimens were placed in the self-made apparatus and then subjected to wetting and drying cycles under three different surcharge pressures. The results show that the axial surcharge pressure has a significant influence on the development of axial strain and resilient modulus. In particular, larger surcharge pressure induces accumulate irreversible shrinkage, whereas lower surcharge pressure tends to lead to irreversible swelling. On the contrary, the larger surcharge pressure leads to higher resilient modulus of the tested specimen after wetting and drying cycles.

scholarly journals Effect of Various Compost Doses on the Soil Infiltration Capacity

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 849-858
Author(s):  
Barbora Badalíková ◽  
Jaroslava Bartlová
Keyword(s):  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Infiltration Rate ◽  
Water Infiltration ◽  
Soil Infiltration ◽  
Infiltration Capacity ◽  
Permanent Grassland ◽  
Water Holding ◽  
Grassland Site ◽  
Positive Effect

In the years 2008–2012, the infiltration capacity was monitored in the different sites, viz. on the arable land and permanent grassland. In the permanent grassland site the soil was characterised as Leptic Cambisol, loamy sand with the depth of the top layer 0.20 m while on the arable land, it was classified as Eutric Cambisol, sandy loam with the maximum depth of the topsoil humus horizon 0. 40 m. Experimental variants with different doses of incorporated compost were as follows: Variant 1 –without compost incorporation, Variant 2 – compost incorporated in the dose of 80 t.ha−1, Variant 3 – compost incorporated in the dose of 150 t.ha−1. It was found out within the study period that the application of the higher compost doses showed a positive effect on infiltration rate in both localities. In Variant 3, the highest values of the water infiltration were recorded. It can be concluded that the highest dose of compost (150 t.ha−1) improved and accelerated both the infiltration and water holding capacity of soil for a longer period. With the exception of the year 2009, increased values of water infiltration were recorded on experimental plots with arable land than with permanent grassland. It was found also that after five years have not been marked differences between variants. It follows that the regular supply of organic matter is necessary, preferably after three years.

scholarly journals Impact of wetting/drying cycles on the hydromechanical behaviour of a treated soil

2020 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 06008
Author(s):  
Olivier Cuisinier ◽  
Farimah Masrouri
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Wetting And Drying ◽  
Wetting And Drying Cycles ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Hydromechanical Behaviour ◽  
Special Concern ◽  
Major Alteration ◽  
Number Of Cycles ◽  
The Impact

The positive effects of lime or cement treatment could be altered by weathering in the very long term. In this context, the main purpose of this study is to examine the impact of wetting/drying cycles on the strength and the hydraulic conductivity of a compacted soil treated with lime and cement. Compacted specimens were cured for 90 days before being exposed up to twelve wetting and drying cycles. A special concern of the study was the experimental method to impose the wetting and drying cycles. Two protocols were employed: one relied on relative humidity control to dry the samples, while the other was based on oven drying. The impact of the cycles was quantified by comparing the performance of the samples exposed to the cycles to the performance of the unsolicited samples. The results showed that the cycles induced a major alteration of the strength of the samples, with both methods. This degradation is associated to a significant increase of the hydraulic conductivity of the samples with the number of cycles.

Comparative study of the impact of two mechanical perforation densities on the behavior of a sandy soil

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
S. Chehaibi ◽  
K. Abrougui ◽  
F. Haouala
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Water Infiltration ◽  
Cone Penetration ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Soil Water Infiltration ◽  
Good Improvement ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Resistance To Penetration

The effects of mechanical perforation densities by extracting soil cores through an aerator Vertidrain with a working width of 1.6 m and equipped with hollow tines spaced of 65 mm, were studied on a sandy soil of a grassy sward in the Golf Course El Kantaoui in Sousse (Tunisia). The mechanical aeration was performed at two densities: 250 and 350 holes/m2. The cone penetration resistance and soil water infiltration were measured. These parameters were performed at initial state before aeration (E0) and then on the 10th, 20th and 30th day after aeration. These results showed that perforation density of 350 holes/m2 had a positive effect on the soil by reducing its cone resistance to penetration compared to the initial state (Rp = 14.8 daN/cm2). At 5 cm depth the decrease in resistance to penetration was 34% and 43% on the 10th and 20th day after aeration, respectively. However, on the 30th day after aeration the soil resistance to penetration tended to grow and its value compared to the initial state decreased only by 21 and 26%, respectively, at 5 and 15 cm of depth only by 10% and 9% with 250 holes/m2 density. The soil water infiltration made a good improvement after aeration compared to the initial state. This parameter increased from 4.8 cm/h to 8.3, 10.9 and 13.1 cm/h with 250 holes/m2 density and to 10, 12.9 and 14.8 cm/h with 350 holes/m2 density on the 10th, 20th and 30th day following the aeration.

scholarly journals Responses of Hydrological Processes under Different Shared Socioeconomic Pathway Scenarios in the Huaihe River Basin, China

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1053
Author(s):  
Yuan Yao ◽  
Wei Qu ◽  
Jingxuan Lu ◽  
Hui Cheng ◽  
Zhiguo Pang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Global Climate Models ◽  
Hydrological Response ◽  
Huaihe River Basin ◽  
Huaihe River ◽  
Infiltration Capacity ◽  
Change Analysis ◽  
Average Annual Runoff

The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) provides more scenarios and reliable climate change results for improving the accuracy of future hydrological parameter change analysis. This study uses five CMIP6 global climate models (GCMs) to drive the variable infiltration capacity (VIC) model, and then simulates the hydrological response of the upper and middle Huaihe River Basin (UMHRB) under future shared socioeconomic pathway scenarios (SSPs). The results show that the five-GCM ensemble improves the simulation accuracy compared to a single model. The climate over the UMHRB likely becomes warmer. The general trend of future precipitation is projected to increase, and the increased rates are higher in spring and winter than in summer and autumn. Changes in annual evapotranspiration are basically consistent with precipitation, but seasonal evapotranspiration shows different changes (0–18%). The average annual runoff will increase in a wavelike manner, and the change patterns of runoff follow that of seasonal precipitation. Changes in soil moisture are not obvious, and the annual soil moisture increases slightly. In the intrayear process, soil moisture decreases slightly in autumn. The research results will enhance a more realistic understanding of the future hydrological response of the UMHRB and assist decision-makers in developing watershed flood risk-management measures and water and soil conservation plans.

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