The mechanics of cracking of drying clay.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Towner, G. D. 1987. The mechanics of cracking of drying clay. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research. 36 (2), pp. 115-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-8634(87)90118-1

Authors	Towner, G. D.
Abstract	RESP-09749
Year of Publication	1987
Journal	Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research
Journal citation	36 (2), pp. 115-124
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-8634(87)90118-1
Open access	Published as non-open access
Publisher	Elsevier
	British Society for Agricultural Engineering
ISSN	0021-8634

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The application of classical physics transport theory to water movement in soil: development and deficiencies.

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Towner, G. D. 1989. The application of classical physics transport theory to water movement in soil: development and deficiencies. Journal of Soil Science. 40 (2), pp. 251-260. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1989.tb01270.x

The influence of sand- and silt-size particles on the cracking during drying of small clay-dominated aggregates.

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Towner, G. D. 1988. The influence of sand- and silt-size particles on the cracking during drying of small clay-dominated aggregates. Journal of Soil Science. 39 (3), pp. 347-356. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1988.tb01221.x

Formulae for calculating water flow in macro-pores in soil.

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Towner, G. D. 1987. Formulae for calculating water flow in macro-pores in soil. International Agrophysics. 3, pp. 5-15.

The tensile stress generated in clay through drying.

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Towner, G. D. 1987. The tensile stress generated in clay through drying. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research. 37 (3/4), pp. 279-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-8634(87)80024-0

Anistropic shrinkage of clay cores, and the interpretation of field observations of vertical soil movement.

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Towner, G. D. 1986. Anistropic shrinkage of clay cores, and the interpretation of field observations of vertical soil movement. Journal of Soil Science. 37 (3), pp. 363-371. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1986.tb00369.x

The influence of particle size distribution on soil physical properties.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Towner, G. D. 1986. The influence of particle size distribution on soil physical properties. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 106 (3), pp. 527-535. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859600063413

Application of drainage theory in the field.

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Towner, G. D. and Youngs, E. G. 1986. Application of drainage theory in the field. Soil Use and Management. 2 (2), pp. 44-47. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.1986.tb00677.x

The redistribution of a surface-layer of solute during the drainage of a soil-profile to field-capacity

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Towner, G. D. 1984. The redistribution of a surface-layer of solute during the drainage of a soil-profile to field-capacity. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 103 (1), pp. 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600043495

An assessment of an approximate analytic method for predicting breakthrough curves for steady-state longitudinal dispersion of solute in soil with non-uniform water distribution

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Towner, G. D. 1984. An assessment of an approximate analytic method for predicting breakthrough curves for steady-state longitudinal dispersion of solute in soil with non-uniform water distribution. Journal of Soil Science. 35 (3), pp. 359-366. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1984.tb00291.x

A theoretical-examination of burns (1975) equation for predicting the leaching of nitrate fertilizer applied to a soil surface

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Towner, G. D. 1983. A theoretical-examination of burns (1975) equation for predicting the leaching of nitrate fertilizer applied to a soil surface. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 100 (2), pp. 293-298. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600033438

Effective stresses in unsaturated soils and their applicability in the theory of critical state soil mechanics

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Towner, G. D. 1983. Effective stresses in unsaturated soils and their applicability in the theory of critical state soil mechanics. Journal of Soil Science. 34 (3), pp. 429-435. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1983.tb01046.x

The effect of air bubbles on the response of tensiometers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Towner, G. D. 1983. The effect of air bubbles on the response of tensiometers. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research. 28 (6), pp. 565-568. https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-8634(83)90119-1

Towards more efficient soil-water modeling - moisture profiles for constant application or removal of water at the surface

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Towner, G. D. 1982. Towards more efficient soil-water modeling - moisture profiles for constant application or removal of water at the surface. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 98 (2), pp. 437-445. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600041988

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The mechanics of cracking of drying clay.

Related outputs

The application of classical physics transport theory to water movement in soil: development and deficiencies.

The influence of sand- and silt-size particles on the cracking during drying of small clay-dominated aggregates.

Formulae for calculating water flow in macro-pores in soil.

The tensile stress generated in clay through drying.

Anistropic shrinkage of clay cores, and the interpretation of field observations of vertical soil movement.

The influence of particle size distribution on soil physical properties.

Application of drainage theory in the field.

The redistribution of a surface-layer of solute during the drainage of a soil-profile to field-capacity

An assessment of an approximate analytic method for predicting breakthrough curves for steady-state longitudinal dispersion of solute in soil with non-uniform water distribution

A theoretical-examination of burns (1975) equation for predicting the leaching of nitrate fertilizer applied to a soil surface

Effective stresses in unsaturated soils and their applicability in the theory of critical state soil mechanics

The effect of air bubbles on the response of tensiometers

Towards more efficient soil-water modeling - moisture profiles for constant application or removal of water at the surface

A method for improving cheaply the time response of pressure transducer tensiometer systems

Analyzing one-step outflow experiments to calculate soil-water diffusivities, using gardner equation

The response of tensiometers embedded in saturated soil peds of low hydraulic conductivity

The correction of insitu tensiometer readings for overburden pressures in swelling soils

Towards more efficient soil-water modeling - moisture profiles with constant surface-water content

Theory of time response of tensiometers