%0 Journal Article %T The determination of non-standard seepage parameter values based on standard parameter values %A Książyński, Krzysztof %J Czasopismo Techniczne %V 2015 %R 10.4467/2353737XCT.15.184.4389 %N Środowisko Zeszyt 1-Ś (18) 2015 %P 61-65 %K seepage parameter, capillary rise, soil moisture-retention, soil conductivity, specific capacity %@ 0011-4561 %D 2016 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/the-determination-of-non-standard-seepage-parameter-values-based-on-standard-parameter-values %X The estimated characteristics of water seepage in a the vadose zone have been determined using analytical formulae based on the Carman-Kozeny capillary beam model. Only two standard soil parameters are needed to achieve this objective: hydraulic conductivity and porosity. The characteristics obtained find their application in a simplified description of infiltration known as the piston model.