Hydraulic conductivity characterization of a karst recharge area using water injection tests and electrical resistivity logging

Engineering Geology

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 90-96

  Angulo, Bárbara ^a   Morales, Tomás ^a   Uriarte, Jesús A ^a   Antigüedad, Iñaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrical resistivity logging; Fracture properties; Hydraulic conductivity; Injection test

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ENGINEERING WORKS; FRACTURE DATA; FRACTURE FREQUENCY; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; GEOLOGICAL MEDIA; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTIC; INJECTION TEST; RECHARGE AREA; TECHNIQUES USED; WASHING-OUT;

BRITTLENESS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC LOGGING; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDFORMS; SOIL TESTING; TESTING;

WATER INJECTION;

BOREHOLE; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EROSIVITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; KARST; KARST HYDROLOGY; RECHARGE; SOIL PROFILE;

EID: 78650534992     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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