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dc.contributor.advisorLoukidis, Dimitriosen
dc.contributor.authorPogiatzis, Loizosen
dc.coverage.spatialCyprusen
dc.creatorPogiatzis, Loizosen
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-22T04:31:32Z
dc.date.available2022-06-22T04:31:32Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.identifier.urihttp://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/65302en
dc.description.abstractThe construction of infrastructure in areas with problematic ground conditions, such as the expansive soil of Nicosia marl in Cyprus, points to large economic losses. This research investigates hydraulic and water retention properties of Nicosia marl, namely the in-situ permeability and the hysteretic soil-water characteristic curve, in an effort to understand the potential of infiltration and migration of rainwater inside the unsaturated zone of the soil profile. To achieve this, first the Nicosia marl was examined by laboratory testing after field sampling from three different sites at the University of Cyprus campuses for the determination of the soil-water characteristic curve using a chilled mirror hygrometer. Then, the data acquired by installed field volumetric water content and matric suction monitoring sensors were used in FE simulations for the back calculation of the in-situ permeability in both vertical and horizontal direction. The results indicate that the in-situ permeability is 3 to 4 orders of magnitude larger than the one measured in the laboratory on intact samples. This is attributed to the presence of the shrinkage cracks and the inherent structural fissures of the material.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherΠανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Πολυτεχνική Σχολή / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Engineering
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.rightsOpen Accessen
dc.titleIn-situ permeability of the unsaturated zone of Nicosia Marl from field wetting experimentsen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisen
dc.contributor.committeememberPapanastasiou, Panosen
dc.contributor.departmentΤμήμα Πολιτικών Μηχανικών και Μηχανικών Περιβάλλοντος / Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
dc.subject.uncontrolledtermHYSTERIC SOIL-WATER CURVEen
dc.subject.uncontrolledtermIN-SITU PERMEABILITYen
dc.author.facultyΠολυτεχνική Σχολή / Faculty of Engineering
dc.author.departmentΤμήμα Πολιτικών Μηχανικών και Μηχανικών Περιβάλλοντος / Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
dc.type.uhtypeMaster Thesisen
dc.contributor.orcidLoukidis, Dimitrios [0000-0003-0074-7422]
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0003-0074-7422


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