Estimating saturated hydraulic conductivity of soil containing rock fragments with disc infiltrometer

Simulation experiment was conducteds in soil columns and the effects of rock fragments on soil saturated hydraulic conductivity by disc infiltrometer were analyzed. Results indicate that saturated hydraulic conductivity of soil containing rock fragments can be calculated through nonlinearly regressing steady infiltration rates at different negative water heads. Saturated hydraulic conductivity of soil containing rock fragments is closely correlated to the hydraulic conductivity of soil without rock fragments and the shape coefficient of the rock fragments. And the hydraulic conductivity of soil containing rock fragments decreases exponentially with the increase of rock fragments in the experiment.