30.4 - Infiltration Capacity Curves
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What does infiltration capacity refer to?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when it rains on different types of soil.
What is Horton’s Equation used for?
💡 Hint: Focus on the time-related changes in infiltration.
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What does infiltration capacity indicate?
💡 Hint: Think about high performance versus low performance.
Horton’s Equation describes how infiltration capacity changes over time.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens during prolonged rain.
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A soil has an initial infiltration capacity of 80 mm/h and a final capacity of 20 mm/h with a decay constant of 0.05. Calculate the infiltration capacity after 15 hours.
💡 Hint: Make sure to calculate the exponent part first!
In an agricultural field, using Philip’s Equation, if sorptivity S is 10 and A is 5, calculate f(t) when t = 4.
💡 Hint: Focus on calculating the time component's exponent correctly.
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