Investigation of the effects of soil texture on infiltration parameters

This study, in which the effects of soil texture on infiltration parameters were investigated, was carried out in 14 different soils belonging to different texture classes in the borders of Saray district of Tekirdağ province between 2020-2021. In the research, the water intake rate of the soils and the water intake depth of the soils were calculated with a variable level double-cylinder infiltrometer in soils belonging to different texture classes. Fourteen different soil data included in the study were entered in the tables. From the calculations processed in the tables, the graphical curves in accordance with the Z = k.ta equation were created by selecting the Excel exponent regression type, and the total infiltration and infiltration rate equations were found from the curves. According to the results obtained from the study, depending on the texture class of the soil, it was observed that the infiltration rate and the infiltrating water depth were high, the infiltration rate and the infiltrating water depth at the beginning decreased as time passed, and consequently the amount of water retained in the soil increased from the beginning to the end. From the soil texture, a high correlation was found between the ratio of sand and clay and the parameters in the infiltration equation. No significant relationship was found between the comparison.