Permeability or hydraulic conductivity tests in a monitoring well: Why are piezometric level corrections required?

Geotechnical News

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 46-49

  Chapuis, Robert P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITS DATA; LOCAL VARIATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; MONITORING WELLS; PIEZOMETRIC LEVELS; ROOM AIR; SHAPE FACTOR; SLUG TEST;

CAPILLARITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; PIEZOMETER; TRANSDUCER; VENTILATION; WELL;

EID: 67649965267     PISSN: 0823650X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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