Infiltration and Drainage through Coarse Layered Soil: A Study of Natural and Reclaimed Soil Profiles in the Oil Sands Region, Alberta, Canada

Infiltration and Drainage through Coarse Layered Soil: A Study of Natural and Reclaimed Soil Profiles in the Oil Sands Region, Alberta, Canada

Natural coarse textured soils comprise a significant portion (approximately 20%) of the area to be mined at Suncor, Syncrude (aurora mine), Albian/Shell, and CNRL mines in the Alberta’s oil sands (Macyk, 2006). Although similar in soil textural classifications, the undisturbed areas support a range...

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Other Authors: Barbour, Sidney L.
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
coarse soil
layered soil
reclaimed soil
infiltration
drainage
water storage
available water holding capacity
soil water retention curve
1-D numerical modelling
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2014-04-1487

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