getInitiallbc {soilphysics}

Get Initial Parameter Estimates for the Load Bearing Capacity Model

Description

This is a getInitial function that evaluates initial parameter estimates for the Load Bearing Capacity model via SSlbc.

Usage

 getInitiallbc(theta, sigmaP) 

Arguments

theta

a numeric vector containing values of soil moisture.

sigmaP

a numeric vector containing values of preconsolidation stress.

Value

A numeric vector containing the estimates of the parameters b0 and b1.

Author(s)

Anderson Rodrigo da Silva <[e-mail]>

References

Dias Junior, M. S. (1994). Compression of three soils under longterm tillage and wheel traffic. 1994. 114p. Ph.D. Thesis - Michigan State University, East Lansing.

See Also

getInitial, SSlbc, nls, sigmaP

Examples

data(compaction)
attach(compaction)
getInitiallbc(theta = Mois, sigmaP = PS)

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