Grain Size and its Influence on Transport Properties of Soils in the Dream Cave, Bantimurung–Bulusaraung National Park, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi | Chapter 11 | Research Developments in Science and Technology Vol. 8

This study examines how soil transport parameters, such as hydraulic conductivity and water permeability, are affected by grain size in the Dream Cave, Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi. The soil samples were collected from the Dream Cave along 6 different paths, each of which was 100 metres long and began at the cave's entrance. After being removed from the caverns, soil samples are examined in a lab to ascertain the soil's hydraulic conductivity, permeability, and particle size. According to experimental findings, the soil of South Sulawesi's Dream Cave Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park is made up of soil grains that range in size from dust to very coarse sand and have a diameter of (0.002 - 2.0) mm. The size of the soil's pores has an impact on the soil's water permeability, but so does the texture of the soil. Since sand contains bigger holes that enable the transport of water and other things more quickly, its soil permeability will be greater than that of other textures (such as clay). Because of its clay texture, the soil at Dream Cave has a poor hydraulic conductivity and low permeability.

Author(s) Details:

Muhammad Arsyad,

Earth Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Kampus UNM Parangtambung Jl, Daeng Tata Raya Makassar 90224, Indonesia.

. Fatmainnah,

Earth Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Kampus UNM Parangtambung Jl, Daeng Tata Raya Makassar 90224, Indonesia.

Agus Susanto,

Earth Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Kampus UNM Parangtambung Jl, Daeng Tata Raya Makassar 90224, Indonesia.

Pariabti Palloan,

Earth Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Kampus UNM Parangtambung Jl, Daeng Tata Raya Makassar 90224, Indonesia.

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