Laboratory investigation of a method for determining in situ saturated hydraulic conductivity
Journal: Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno)
Year: 2019

A study was conducted to determine the applicability of a method for determining in situ saturated hydraulic conductivity in porous media. This method requires an accurate measurement of the horizontal port water speed through a section of a borehole packed with a porous material of known hydraulic conductivity. Analytical expressions describing the theoretical basis for the method were investigated, as was the sensitivity of these expressions to varied parameters; Experiments were designed and