Function Estimation in SEEP/W 2007

In a SEEP/W analysis that will develop negative pore-water pressures, there are only two material property functions that need to be defined, hydraulic conductivity and volumetric water content. If you are going to model a steady state problem, you only need to define the hydraulic conductivity function. If you are going to model a transient simulation where the pore-water pressures in the ground change with time, then you will also need to define a volumetric water content function.

In GeoStudio 2007, these material property functions can be input manually as individual points or they can be estimated using two available estimation options: using grain-size data or utilizing the sample function database.

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