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Determination of Confined Phreatic Aquifer Anisotropy
Author(s) -
Fallico Carmine,
Mazzuca Rosa,
Troisi Salvatore
Publication year - 2002
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.1745-6584.2002.tb02531.x
Subject(s) - phreatic , aquifer , hydraulic conductivity , geology , anisotropy , drawdown (hydrology) , aquifer test , geotechnical engineering , soil science , groundwater , optics , groundwater recharge , soil water , physics
The determination of anisotropy in a phreatic aquifer by means of a pumping test can be carried out, under given conditions, with common analysis methods. This paper develops and applies an amended method based on a technique proposed by Boulton (1970). This new method enables a quick, simple determination of vertical hydraulic conductivity, given drawdown data from a pumping well and at least one observation well, that is applicable to confined phreatic aquifers.