A two-well method of determining the hydraulic conductivity of discretelayers in layered saturated soils in the field

Abstract

A steady-state method of hydraulic conductivity determination in saturated soils, with particular application to use in discrete soil layers, is presented and discussed. It utilizes two partially lined auger holes with mutually opposite hydraulic conducting surfaces positioned in the desired layer. The use of an electrolytic tank analogue to determine a necessary geometrical factor is described. Some representative field and analogue results are given.