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A METHOD FOR INSTALLING AND MONITORING PIEZOMETERS IN BEDS OF SURFACE WATERS
Author(s) -
Welch Stephen J.,
Lee David R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1989.tb00011.x
Subject(s) - piezometer , geology , submarine pipeline , surface water , shore , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , geotechnical engineering , groundwater , oceanography , aquifer , environmental engineering
A method has been tested for manually driving piezometers into the bottom sediments of surface waters. It allows piezometers to be driven from a surface working platform and after installation leaves a flexible piezometer line that does not pose a safety hazard on the water surface. The piezometer line may be attached to a float on the water surface or be extended to the shoreline enabling measurement of hydraulic head and geochemical sampling. These piezometers have been successfully installed in 6 to 8 meters (m) of water, 40 m offshore and 2 to 2·5 m below the sediment surface in medium‐ to fine‐grained sand.