Research Article

Experimental Study of Rainfall Infiltration in an Analog Fracture-matrix System

Table 1

Physical properties of sand with various ranges of particle size.

Sand classificationParticle size ranges (mm)Bulk density (g/cm3)PorositySaturated conductivity (cm/s)

Medium sand (MS)0.315∼0.631.990.252.1e − 3
Coarse sand (CS)0.63∼1.251.720.353.5e − 3
Very coarse sand (VS)1.25∼2.501.590.405.2e − 3