Saturated Flow and Soil Structure

1 Introduction.- 2 Survey of the Subject.- 2.1 The Setting of This Subject.- 2.2 Morphology of Soil Structure with Regards to Water Movement.- 2.3 Flow of Water Through the Larger Voids in the Soil.- 2.4 The Approach Followed in This Study to Contribute to Problem Solutions.- 3 Basic Considerations.- 3.1 The Characterization of the Geometry of Inter-Aggregate Voids.- 3.2 The Characterization of the Flow of Water Through Inter-Aggregate Voids and Around Impermeable Inclusions.- 3.3 Remarks on this Effort to Quantitatively Record the Shape and Hydromechanical Function of the Soil Structure.- 4 Experimental Studies.- 4.1 Experiments on the Movement of Water in Inter-Aggregate Voids.- 4.2 Experiments on the Flow Around Impermeable Inclusions.- 4.3 Experiments on the Influence of Air Inclusions on Water Movement.- 4.4 Void Morphometry and Infiltration Rates.- 5 Discussion of the Results and Concluding Analysis.- 5.1 Interpretation of the Experimental Results.- 5.2 Some Possibilities and Restrictions of Application.- 6 Summary.- References.- List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Constants.- Author Index.