UTILIZING FRACTAL PRINCIPLES FOR PREDICTING SOIL HYDRAULIC-PROPERTIES

Procedures have been developed for predicting both matrix and macropor e hydraulic soil properties from published methods. Methods for predic ting the matrix and macropore saturated hydraulic conductivity used co upling fractal processes with the Marshall saturated conductivity form ulation. Also, methods relating the number of pore classes, maximum po re radius, size/count distribution, and areal porosity to soil propert ies used fractal principles. The method were organized to provide esti mates of matrix and macropore characteristics from several alternative data inputs.