Significance of Negative Matric Suction Pressures on Infiltration in the Swash Zone_Final
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21413184Keywords:
In-contact Filter Paper method, Infiltration, Matric Suction Pressure, Swash Zone, Tensiometer, Unsaturated media.Abstract
The swash zone's complex hydrodynamics can be influenced by infiltration and exfiltration processes, which are not yet fully understood. This study explores the role of negative matric suction pressures in swash-zone infiltration, focusing on seven naturally occurring beach media samples. Using a combination of tensiometer and in-contact filter paper methods, we examine the prevalence of matric suction pressures for beach media ranging from fine pebbles to fine sand. The results highlight the existence of matric suction pressures within the range 0-2 kPa for the examined media samples, with maximum values observed within the grain-size range 0.85-0.71 mm. Our results reveal a previously underexamined aspect of swash-zone infiltration, highlighting the potential significance of matric suction in influencing coastal processes. The findings suggest that omitting matric suction effects is shown to be an invalid assumption under certain conditions, as these pressures can exceed gravitational potential.
References
1. Al-Rousan, Taleb, Eyad Masad, Leslie Myers, and Cliff Speigelman. 2005. “New Methodology for Shape Classification of Aggregates.” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1913 (1): 11–23. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198105191300102.
2. Ali, A., and D. Villarroel-Lamb. 2020. “On the Forchheimer Coefficients for Unsaturated Flows.” In Sustainable Built Environment – Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering & Technology (IConETech-2020), 1- 5 June, 2020, edited by Boppana V. Chowdary, 134- 143. St. Augustine: Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies. https://doi.org/10.47412/DMDG4407.
3. Mattaparthi, R. (2024). Transformer-Based Fault Diagnosis for Large-Scale Standby Power Generators: Partial Discharge Pattern Recognition at Hyperscale Data Center Installations. Journal of Computational Analysis and Applications (JoCAAA), 33(08), 8781-8799.
4. Ali, M. H. 2010. “Soil: A Media for Plant Growth.” Chapter In Fundamentals of Irrigation and on-Farm Water Management, 1:107–212. New York: Springer.
5. ASTM D5298-10, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Soil Potential (Suction) Using Filter Paper, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2010, www.astm.org.
6. ASTM D3404-15, Standard Guide for Measuring Matric Potential in Vadose Zone Using Tensiometers, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2015, www.astm.org
7. ASTM D5298-16, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Soil Potential (Suction) Using Filter Paper, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2016, www.astm.org
8. ASTM D6836-16, Standard Test Methods for Determination of the Soil Water Characteristic Curve for Desorption Using Hanging Column, Pressure Extractor, Chilled Mirror Hygrometer, or Centrifuge, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2016, www.astm.org
9. Yandamuri, U. S. (2024). AI-Driven Decision Support Systems for Operational Optimization in Hospitality Technology. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.
10. Bagnold, R. A. 1940. “Beach Formation by Waves: Some Model Experiments in a Wave Tank.” Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers 15 (1): 27–52. https://doi.org/10.1680/ijoti.1940.14279.
11. Bittelli, Marco, G. S. Campbell, and F. Tomei. 2015. “Transient Water Flow.” Chapter. In Soil Physics with Python: Transport in the Soil–Plant–Atmosphere System, 164 – 200. Oxford,Uk: Oxford University Press.
12. Nagabhyru, K. C. (2022). Bridging Traditional ETL Pipelines with AI Enhanced Data Workflows: Foundations of Intelligent Automation in Data Engineering. Available at SSRN 5505199.
13. Briganti, Riccardo, Nicholas Dodd, Giorgio Incelli, and Gustaaf Kikkert. 2018. “Numerical Modelling of the Flow and Bed Evolution of a Single Bore-Driven Swash Event on a Coarse Sand Beach.” Coastal Engineering 142: 62– 76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2018.09.006.
14. Butt, Tony, Paul Russell, and Ian Turner. 2001. “The Influence of Swash Infiltration–Exfiltration on Beach Face Sediment Transport: Onshore or Offshore?” Coastal Engineering 42 (1): 35–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-3839(00)00046-6.
15. Chen. W., and S. J. M. H Hulscher. 2023. “A Review of Practical Models of Sand Transport in the Swash Zone.” Earth Science Reviews 238: 104355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104355.
16. Clark, Gary A. 1990. “Measurement of Soil Water Potential”, HortScience 25 (12): 1548-1551. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.25.12.1548.
17. Deka, R. N., M. Wairiu, P. W. Mtakwa, C. E. Mullins, E. M. Veenendaal, and J. Townend. 1995. “Use and Accuracy of the Filter-Paper Technique for Measurement of Soil Matric Potential.” European Journal of Soil Science 46 (2): 233–238. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1995.tb01831.x.
18. Kolla, T. (2024). Intelligent Discovery and Governance of Healthcare Data Assets Through AI-Powered Catalog Architectures. International Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Management Research, 9(4), 16083.
19. Ferré, T. P. A., and A. W. Warrick. 2005. “Infiltration.” In Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment, edited by Daniel Hillel, 254–260. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b0-12-348530-4/00382-9.
20. Fredlund D. G., and H. Rahardjo. 1993. “Measurements of Soil Suction.” Chapter. In Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils, 64 – 106. New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470172759.ch4.
21. Fredlund, D.G., and Anqing Xing. 1994. “Equations for the Soil-Water Characteristic Curve.” Canadian Geotechnical Journal 31 (4): 521–532. https://doi.org/10.1139/t94-061.
22. Fredlund M. D., G. W. Wilson, and D. G. Fredlund. 2002. “Use of the grain-size distribution for estimation of the soil-water characteristic curve.” Canadian Geotechnical Journal 39: 1103–1117.
23. Bandi, V. D. V. K. (2024). AI-Driven Predictive Risk Modeling Architectures for Financial Systems. International Journal Of Finance, 37(3), 54-78.
24. Gray, D. M., and D. I. Norum. 1967. “The Effect of Soil Moisture on Infiltration as Related to Runoff and Recharge.” In Soil Moisture: Proceedings of Hydrology Symposium No. 6, Saskatchewan: University of Saskatchewan, 15- 16 November, 1967, 133-153. Canada: Department of Energy, Mines and Resources.
25. Greacen E. L., G. R. Walker, P. G. Cook. 1987. “Evaluation of the filter paper method for measuring soil water suction.” In Proceedings of the International Conference on Measurement of Soil and Plant Water Status: Soil, Logan, Utah, 6 – 10 July, 1987, 137 – 143. Utah: Utah State University.
26. Guo, Zhong-qun, Yuan-ming Lai, Jie-fang Jin, Jian-rong Zhou, Zheng Sun, and Kui Zhao. 2020. “Effect of Particle Size and Solution Leaching on Water Retention Behavior of Ion-Absorbed Rare Earth.” Geofluids 2020: 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4921807.
27. Jamal, M. H. 2011. “Modelling Coarse-Grained Beach Profile Evolution.” PhD diss., The University of Plymouth. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/545.
28. Kim, Hobi, Monica Prezzi, and Rodrigo Salgado. 2017. “Calibration of Whatman Grade 42 Filter Paper for Soil Suction Measurement.” Canadian Journal of Soil Science 97 (2): 93–98. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2016-0064.
29. King, R. B. 1992. Overview and Bibliography of Methods for Evaluating the Surface-Water-Infiltration Component of the Rainfall-Runoff Process. Urbana, IL: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
30. Reddy Segireddy, A. (2024). Federated Cloud Approaches for Multi-Regional Payment Messaging Systems. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT), 15(2), 442-450.
31. Leong, E. C., L. He, and H. Rahardjo. 2002. “Factors Affecting the Filter Paper Method for Total and Matric Suction Measurements.” Geotechnical Testing Journal 25 (3): 322- 333.
32. Li, Y., A. Satyanaga, S. Rangarajan, H. Rahardjo, and D. TT Lee. (2022). “Unsaturated Properties of Singapore Urban Soils”. In Soils in Urban Ecosystem, edited by A. Rakshit, S. Ghosh, V. Vasenev, H. Pathak, and V. D. Rajput, 321 – 335. Singapore, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8914-7_15.
33. Masselink, G., and L. Li. 2001. “The Role of Swash Infiltration in Determining the Beachface Gradient: A Numerical Study.” Marine Geology 176 (1-4): 139–156. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0025-3227(01)00161-x.
34. Mishra S. K., and V. P. Singh. 2003. “SCS-CN Method.” Chapter In Soil Conservation Service Curve Number (SCS-CN) Methodology, 84-145. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
35. Okamura M., and T. Teraoka. 2006. “Seismic Performance of Desaturated Soil as a Liquefaction Countermeasure.” In Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Two Volume Set Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 1st ed. Hong Kong, 4 - 6 August, 2006, edited by C. W. W. Ng, Y. H. Wang and L. M. Zhang, 469- 474. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC press.
36. Oliveira, O. M., and F. A. M. Fernando. 2006. “Evaluation of Filter Paper Calibration.” In Unsaturated Soils 2006 – Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Carefree, Arizona, 2 – 6 April, 2006, edited by Gerald A. Miller, Claudia E. Zapata, Sandra L. Houston and Delwyn G. Fredlund. 1845- 1851. Virginia, ASCE. https://doi.org/10.1061/40802(189)155.
37. Pan, Hu, Yang Qing, and Li Pei-young. 2010. “Direct and Indirect Measurement of Soil Suction in the Laboratory.” Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 15.
38. Perera Y. Y., C. E. Zapata, W. N. Houston, and S. L. Houston. 2005. “Prediction of the Soil-Water Characteristic Curve Based on Grain-Size-Distribution and Index Properties.” In Geotechnical Special Publication.
39. Power, Kenton. C., Sai K. Vanapalli, and Vinod K. Garga. 2008. “A Revised Contact Filter Paper Method.” Geotechnical Testing Journal 31 (6): 461-469.
40. Van Genuchten, M. Th. 1980. “A Closed-Form Equation for Predicting the Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Soils.” Soil Science Society of America Journal 44 (5): 892–898. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1980.03615995004400050002x.
41. Wentworth, Chester K. 1922. “A Scale of Grade and Class Terms for Clastic Sediments.” The Journal of Geology 30 (5): 377–392. https://doi.org/10.1086/622910
42. Yang, Hong, Harianto Rahardjo, Eng-Choon Leong, and D G Fredlund. 2004. “Factors Affecting Drying and Wetting Soil-Water Characteristic Curves of Sandy Soils.” Canadian Geotechnical Journal 41 (5): 908–920. https://doi.org/10.1139/t04-042.
Additional Files
Published
Data Availability Statement
None
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Anton Ali, Damian Alexander (Author)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
