Determination of Soil Behavior during Evaporation Using Geotechnical Datasets

Jared Suchan and Shahid Azam ()
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Jared Suchan: Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
Shahid Azam: Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada

Data, 2022, vol. 7, issue 12, 1-19

Abstract: Evaporation from soils is critical for agricultural water management. This requires a clear understanding of the water retention and soil shrinkage behavior of soils during water escape and due to fertilizers usage. Based on laboratory testing, this paper provides a comprehensive dataset generated for the determination of the geotechnical properties of inert silty sand and active lean clay using distilled water and saline pore fluid under ambient conditions. The tests include fluid-independent general soil properties, fluid-dependent specific soil properties, low-demand evaporation as a baseline, and high-demand evaporation to capture summer.

Keywords: evaporation; water retention; soil shrinkage; silty sand; lean clay; distilled water; brine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C8 C80 C81 C82 C83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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