Evaluation of an analytical method for relationship between soil hydraulic diffusivity and sorptivity under zeolite application

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Department of Water Engineering, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, I. R. Iran

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ABSTRACT-Zeolite is used to improve the soil hydraulic properties, i.e., soil hydraulic diffusivity (D) and sorptivity (S) that should be determined. A simple method that relates S to D was evaluated by horizontal water absorption experiment in sandy loam, loam and silty clay soils and zeolite application rates of 0, 4, 8, and 12 g kg-1 soil. Results indicated that zeolite application was not effective on the a and b values of hydraulic diffusivity function (D=aEXP(bθ), θ is the soil water content, cm3 cm-3), while maximum value of a and b in sandy loam and silty clay soils, respectively occurred by zeolite application of 8 g kg -1 soil. The values of a and b for loam soil were not influenced by zeolite application rates. Sorptivity for sandy loam soil was reduced by zeolite application rate, while minimum value of S for loam and silty clay soils occurred at zeolite application rate of 8 g kg-1 soil. It is indicated that indirect determination of S for different soil textures and zeolite application rates were closely similar to the direct determination of S. Therefore, by determination of S value by simple horizontal absorption test at two different initial soil water contents or two different absorption suction heads in tension infiltrometer  the values of Ds and α for hydraulic diffusivity function (D=Dsθα) can be estimated.

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Iran Agricultural Research
Volume 39, Issue 2
December 2020
Pages 1-8

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