Soil-water characteristics curve (SWCC) describes mainly the relationship of suction and volumetric water content of nonsaturated soil; it is very important to research the fundamental properties of SWCC. The relationship between SWCC and nonsaturated seepage curve has been studied based on theory and experiment. the features of SWCC and of nonsaturated seepage curve are studied by natural proportional rule; then the characteristics among SWCC and its differential curve
nonsaturated seepage curve
grain distribution curve are researched in physics and mechanics; the scope of constant index of SWCC and of nonsaturated seepage function is given; and their relationship is described. The experimental results show that the SWCC is influenced by lots of factors
such as: material compositions
plastic index
porous structure and stress state. The study of SWCC is very important to engineering construction.