Venting Test Analysis Using Jacob's Approximation
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 122, Issue 3
Abstract
Field venting tests were conducted in alluvial sands residing between the water table and a clay layer. Flow rate, barometric pressure, and well-pressure data were recorded using pressure transmitters and a personal computer. Data was logged as frequently as every second during periods of rapid change in pressure. Tests were conducted at various extraction rates. The data from several tests were analyzed concurrently by normalizing the well pressures with respect to extraction rate. The normalized pressures vary logarithmically with time and fall on one line allowing a single match of the Jacob approximation to all tests. Though the Jacob approximation was originally developed for hydraulic pump test analysis, it is now commonly used for venting test analysis. Only recently, however, has it been used to analyze several transient tests simultaneously. For the field venting tests conducted in the alluvial sands, the air permeability and effective porosity determined from the concurrent analysis are 8.2 × 10 −7 cm 2 and 20%, respectively.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 122 • Issue 3 • March 1996
Pages: 232 - 234
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Copyright © 1996 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Mar 1, 1996
Published in print: Mar 1996
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