Steady version of the Simplified method based on a Beerkan Infiltration run (SSBI)
Download spreadsheet: ssbi_12-11-2018.xlsx
Bagarello, V., S. Di Prima, and M. Iovino. 2017. Estimating saturated soil hydraulic conductivity by the near steady-state phase of a Beerkan infiltration test. Geoderma. 303:70–77. doi.
Transient version of the Simplified method based on a Beerkan Infiltration run (TSBI)
Download spreadsheet: tsbi_12-11-20184.xlsx
Bagarello, V., M. Castellini, S. Di Prima, G. Giordano, and M. Iovino. 2013. Testing a Simplified Approach to Determine Field Saturated Soil Hydraulic Conductivity. Procedia Environmental Sciences. 19:599–608. doi.
Bagarello, V., S. Di Prima, M. Iovino, and G. Provenzano. 2014. Estimating field-saturated soil hydraulic conductivity by a simplified Beerkan infiltration experiment. Hydrological Processes. 28:1095–1103. doi.
The Simplified Falling Head (SFH)
Download spreadsheet: sfh_12-11-2018.xlsx
Bagarello, V., M. Iovino, and D. Elrick. 2004. A Simplified Falling-Head Technique for Rapid Determination of Field-Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 68:66. doi.
Fitting methods
Dowload spreadsheet: CI_CL_DL.xlsx (last update 20/01/2023)
There are different linearization methods used to process cumulative infiltration data, each with its own advantages and peculiarities (Vandervaere et al., 2000a). The methods we consider here are the cumulative infiltration (CI, e.g. Zhang, 1997), cumulative linearization (CL, Smiles and Knight, 1976) and differential linearization (DL, Vandervaere et al., 1997).
BEST METHOD 