Pressure-pulse test for field hydraulic conductivity of soils: Is the common interpretation method adequate?

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1415, 2002, Pages 66-82

  Chapuis, Robert P ^a   Cazaux, David ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Borehole; Field; Permeability; Piezometric level; Pulse test

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT CONDUCTION; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SOILS;

CLAYEY FORMATIONS; INJECTION CAVITY; PIEZOMETRIC LEVELS; PULSE TESTS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 8844272660     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp10620s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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