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Fig. 2. Water retention characteristics of baked ceramic aggregate. Upper: 0.25 to 1 mm; lower: 1 to 2 mm. Static water retention: • = drying curve; {blacktriangleup} = wetting curve. Data are means ± SD. Predicted by the Van Genutchen (Van Genuchten, 1980) water retention model: drying (—), wetting (- - -). Dynamic water retention (drying curve) = {circ}.