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DOI 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2011.00854.x
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Title (Primary) Evaluation of vertical variations in hydraulic conductivity in unconsolidated sediments
Author Dietze, M.; Dietrich, P. ORCID logo
Source Titel Ground Water
Year 2012
Department MET
Volume 50
Issue 3
Page From 450
Page To 456
Language englisch
Abstract

Detailed information on vertical variations in hydraulic conductivity (K) is essential to describe the dynamics of groundwater movement at contaminated sites or as input data used for modeling. K values in high vertical resolution should be determined because K tends to be more continuous in the horizontal than in the vertical direction. To determine K in shallow unconsolidated sediments and in the vertical direction, the recently developed direct-push injection logger can be used. The information obtained by this method serves as a proxy for K and has to be calibrated to obtain quantitative K values of measured vertical profiles. In this study, we performed direct-push soil sampling, sieve analyses and direct-push slug tests to obtain K values in vertical high resolution. Using the results of direct-push slug tests, quantitative K values obtained by the direct-push injection logger could be determined successfully. The results of sieve analyses provided lower accordance with the logs due to the inherent limitations of the sieving method.
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Dietze, M., Dietrich, P. (2012):
Evaluation of vertical variations in hydraulic conductivity in unconsolidated sediments
Ground Water 50 (3), 450 - 456 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2011.00854.x