Dependence of segregation potential on thermal and hydraulic conditions predicted by model M1

The widely used segregation potential (SP) model is Semiempirical in nature. An accurate mathematical model is needed that provides the functional dependence of SP on pertinent variables specifying given thermal and hydraulic conditions in terms of well-defined functions (or parameters) describing the properties of a given soil. In response to such need a mathematical model called M 1 was introduced and efforts have been made to validate M 1 by empirical findings and experimental data. In this paper we will show that the functional dependence of SP on pertinent variables predicted by M 1 is consistent with empirical findings that were used to build the SP model.