Abstract. Soil hydraulic properties are often derived indirectly, i.e. computed from easily available soil with pedotransfer functions (PTFs), when those needed for catchment, regional or continental scale applications. When predicted parameters used the modelling of state and flux water in soils, uncertainty values can provide more detailed information drawing conclusions. The aim this study w...

Let k be an algebraically closed (commutative) field, let A be an associative k-algebra, and let M = {M1, . . . , Mp} be a finite family of left A-modules. We study the simultaneous formal deformations of this family, described by the noncommutative deformation functor DefM : ap → Sets introduced in Laudal [8]. In particular, we prove that this deformation functor has a pro-representing hull, a...

The lowering of the groundwater table causes the area above the water table to become unsaturated and capillary phenomena to appear in this zone. This means that the bearing capacity of shallow footings will be influenced by capillary stress or matric suction. In this research, the effect of groundwater table lowering on the bearing capacity of a shallow square model footing on dense sand has b...

A computer tool has been developed that uses a k-Nearest Neighbor (k-NN) lazy learning algorithm to estimate soil water retention at 33 and 1500 kPa matric potentials and its uncertainty. The user can customize the provided source data collection to accommodate specific local needs. Ad hoc calculations make this technique a competitive alternative to publish pedotransfer equations, as re-develo...