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http://dx.doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2015.2.291

Characteristics of Hydraulic Head Variation at Multi-packer Wells in a Coastal Area  

Cheong, Jae-Yeol (Korea Radioactive Waste Agency)
Hamm, Se-Yeong (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University)
Ok, Soon-Il (Korea Radioactive Waste Agency)
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The Journal of Engineering Geology / v.25, no.2, 2015 , pp. 291-298 More about this Journal
Abstract
For hydrogeological studies, it is of importance to observe hydraulic head in order to interpret groundwater flow, characterize aquifers, and calibrate groundwater flow model. This study analyzed the zonal variation of hydraulic heads at the eight monitoring wells (GM-1~GM-8) installed with multi-packers in a coastal area and verified vertical and lateral trends of the hydraulic gradients. Hydraulic heads were expressed as the depth of water because the monitoring wells have different depths. The hydraulic gradient at the nearest well (GM-5) shows 0.0142 with increasing trend of hydraulic gradient along depth. This fact indicates typical phenomenon of the discharge area. On the other hand, GM-1 and GM-2 wells in coastal area demonstrate constant hydraulic gradient down to the depth of 100 meters while at the zone of deeper than 100 m the hydraulic gradients illustrate 0.0196 and 0.0735, respectively. This indicates that horizontal flow is dominant at shallower zone than 100 m whereas upward flow is dominant at the zone deeper than 100 m. GM-3 well located farther than the other wells from the coast shows a small hydraulic gradient of 0.0046 that evidences a prevalent horizontal flow between the recharge area and the discharge area.
Keywords
multi-packer system; hydraulic head; vertical hydraulic gradient; recharge area; discharge area;
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