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Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity from Complete Grain‐Size Distribution Curves
Author(s) -
Alyamani Mahmoud S.,
Şen Zekâi
Publication year - 1993
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.1745-6584.1993.tb00587.x
Subject(s) - hydraulic conductivity , grain size , standard deviation , particle size distribution , distribution (mathematics) , conductivity , materials science , geometric mean , statistics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , soil science , geology , physics , metallurgy , particle size , paleontology , quantum mechanics , soil water
Current methods of relating hydraulic conductivity to grain‐size distribution rely on a single so‐called representative grain‐size distribution parameter such as the effective diameter, geometric mean, median, standard deviation, etc. An alternative procedure is proposed which relates the hydraulic conductivity to the initial slope and intercept of the grain‐size distribution curve. The proposed methodology is documented with data from Australia and Saudi Arabia.