Field variable-head test in low-permeability materials: Assessing the effects of trapped gas pocket and cavity expansion

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-92

  Chapuis, Robert P ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clay; Deformation; Monitoring well; Permeability test; Slug test; Soil; Trapped gas

Indexed keywords

CAVITY EXPANSIONS; COMPACTED CLAYS; DEFORMABILITY; FIELD DATA; FIELD VARIABLES; FILTER PACKS; GAS ENTRAPMENTS; GAS POCKETS; GAS VENTS; K-VALUES; LOW PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL TESTS; MONITORING WELL; MONITORING WELLS; PERMEABILITY TEST; PLASTIC TUBE; PRESSUREMETER TESTS; RISING HEAD; SLUG TEST; SMALL PIPES; SMALL-DIAMETER; THEORETICAL VALUES; TRAPPED GAS;

AIR FILTERS; CAPILLARITY; CLAY MINERALS; DEFORMATION; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; PIPE; SHRINKAGE; SOILS; TESTING; WATER LEVELS; WELLS;

LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS;

CAVITY; DEFORMATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; PIEZOMETER; SLUG TEST; WATER LEVEL; WELL;

EID: 67649188604     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T08-106     Document Type: Article

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