pore water pressure
pore water pressure noun: the pressure of groundwater held within a soil or rock in gaps between particles (pores).
Noun
pore water pressure (countable and uncountable, plural pore water pressures)
- The pressure of groundwater held within a soil or rock in gaps between particles (pores).
- Mair goes on to argue that soil pore water pressure is key to the problem: "Pore water pressure regimes have been modified by changing weather patterns and will continue to change. Rates and magnitudes of pore water pressure changes depend on the availability and ability of water to flow into the...2023 June 14, Philip Haigh, “Landslips: NR strives to turn back the tide”, in RAIL, number 985, page 33
Forms of pore water pressure
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Questions about pore water pressure
- What does pore water pressure mean?
- Pore water pressure means the pressure of groundwater held within a soil or rock in gaps between particles (pores).
- What part of speech is pore water pressure?
- Pore water pressure is a noun.
- What is the plural of pore water pressure?
- The plural of pore water pressure is pore water pressures.
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