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This thematic paper deals with the influence of clay microstructure and int
ernal energy components on transport prediction in partly saturated swellin
g soils. The need to recognize compatibility between conceptual and numeric
al models is one of the underlying themes of the paper. The problem of soil
swelling and/or swelling forces developed upon water uptake requires caref
ul consideration in the specification of the driving forces responsible for
water uptake. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.