Tests for Flow along Vertically Stratified Porous‐Media Interfaces
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 120, Issue 3
Abstract
Two test methods were developed to detect preferential flow along the grout/clay interface in a cylindrical clay sample with a cementious grout core. One test detects preferential flow along the interface by taking ratios of the specific discharge in different regions of the specimen as measured with a triple‐ring permeameter. The other test detects preferential flow along the interface by taking ratios of the velocity in different regions of the sample as measured by timing voltages changes as a sodium chloride solution passes through the sample. The results of both tests indicate that preferential flow does occur in the short term along the grout/clay interface. Comparing the velocity ratios to the specific discharge ratios, it is shown that small volumes of liquid travel rapidly along the interface. While the tests lend insight into the mechanisms of preferential flow, caution must be used in applying the results of such laboratory scale specimens to the field situations. Changes to the equipment and procedures for future testing are suggested to improve reproducibility.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 120 • Issue 3 • May 1994
Pages: 527 - 542
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Copyright © 1994 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Mar 24, 1992
Published online: May 1, 1994
Published in print: May 1994
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