Main Title |
State-of-the-art field hydraulic conductivity testing of compacted soils |
Author |
Sai, Joseph O. ;
Anderson., D. C.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
IT Environmental Programs, Inc., Cincinnati, OH. ;Brown (K.W.) and Associates, Inc., College Station, TX.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, |
Year Published |
1991 |
Report Number |
EPA 600/2-91/022; EPA-68-03-3413 |
Stock Number |
PB91-206243 |
OCLC Number |
33320004 |
Subjects |
Soil permeability--Testing
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Additional Subjects |
Soil compacting ;
Hydraulic conductivity ;
Linings ;
Waste management ;
Hazardous materials ;
State of the art ;
Technology utilization ;
Field tests ;
Performance standards ;
Infiltration ;
Permeability ;
Measuring instruments ;
Lysimeters
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EMBD |
EPA/600/2-91/022 |
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NRMRL/GWERD Library/Ada,OK |
10/27/1995 |
NTIS |
PB91-206243 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
93 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
The report documents the available technical information on field hydraulic conductivity test methods for soil liners. The methods discussed are currently used and readily available for determining the hydraulic conductivity of soils compacted in the field. Hydraulic conductivity test methods currently used on soil liners were evaluated for their ability to meet the minimum requirements for field tests; i.e., that the test be capable of measuring hydraulic conductivities at least as low as 1 x 10 to the -9th power m/s and that the values obtained be representative of the overall soil liner. Of the few methods capable of meeting the minimum requirements, even fewer are both practical to use and rarely give false low values. Based on the advantages of the methods evaluated, the best and most practical currently available technologies for evaluating hydraulic conductivity are large single-ring infiltrometers and sealed double-ring infiltrometers. |
Notes |
"June 1991." |