Numerical modeling of rising-head permeability tests in monitoring wells after lowering the water level down to the screen

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 705-715

  Chapuis, Robert P ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity; Monitoring well; Numerical analysis; Rising head

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEWATERING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; WATER LEVELS;

MONITORING WELLS; RISING HEAD;

WATER WELLS;

NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELL;

EID: 27144541509     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t05-003     Document Type: Article

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