Tortuosity in Porous Media: A Critical Review

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  2013

• Venue

  Soil Science Society of America Journal

• Publication date

  2013-09-01

• Fields of study

  Geology, Materials Science, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.2136/SSSAJ2012.0435
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