TY  - JOUR
T1  - Hydrodynamic Characterisation of Soils in the Estuaries Coast of Cameroon-Gulf of Guinnea
AU - Mbiakouo-Djomo, E.F. AU - Tcheukam-Toko, D. AU - Njeugna, E. AU - Fokwa, D. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
SP  - 61
EP  - 68
PY  - 2014
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2014.61.68
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2014.61.68
KW  - Soils hydrodynamic
KW  -estuary of Cameroon
KW  -porous areas
KW  -gulf of Guinea
KW  -modelisation
AB  - The numerical study of flow in the coastal zones of Cameroon 
  estuary has retained the attention in this research. The soils of this zone 
  are porous. The study has taken in account the Richards model to describe the 
  fluid flow in these porous areas. Researchers have associated to this model 
  that of Brooks and Corey, so as to determine the hydrodynamic parameters for 
  the different types of soils studied. Researchers have resolved Richards equation 
  which is strongly non-linear by taking into account Boussinesqs approximations. 
  Knowledge of initial conditions and the definition of convergence conditions 
  linked to the time scale are indispensable to obtain the objectives. The results 
  obtained define the hydraulic and the hydrodynamic characteristics of soils 
  at the estuaries cost of Cameroon, putting in evidence the parabolic character 
  of the model studied and the presence of capillarity forces in such areas. The 
  curves obtained have permitted to realize the pertinence of these results. It 
  comes out that the pressure gradient and the soil texture of the area studied 
  are indispensable elements in the study of drainage and the infiltration of 
  fluids in porous areas.
ER  -