Design and Construction of a Constant Head Infiltrometer
Vol. 2019 No. 3, Agronomy Department
Vol. 2019 No. 3

Design and Construction of a Constant Head Infiltrometer: SS-AGR-433/AG433, 6/2019

Agronomy Department
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag433-2019
Published 2019-07-10
Mahesh Bashyal
University of Florida
Michael J. Mulvaney
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7947-1467
Eban Z. Bean
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7536-0241
Closeup water drops. UF/IFAS Photo by Marisol Amador
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Keywords

Infiltration
constant head test
Mariotte siphon

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Bashyal, Mahesh, Michael J. Mulvaney, and Eban Z. Bean. 2019. “Design and Construction of a Constant Head Infiltrometer: SS-AGR-433/AG433, 6/2019”. EDIS 2019 (3). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag433-2019.
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Abstract

This new 8-page document details the construction procedure for a Mariotte siphon constant head infiltrometer using readily available materials. Written by Mahesh Bashyal, Michael J. Mulvaney, and Eban Z. Bean, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, June 2019. 
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ag433

 

 

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