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Analysis of oscillatory responses of slug tests in a crystalline rock aquifer  

Ryu, I. (한국원자력연구원 방사성폐기물기술개발부)
Ji, S.H. (한국원자력연구원 방사성폐기물기술개발부)
Koh, Y. (한국원자력연구원 방사성폐기물기술개발부)
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Tunnel and Underground Space / v.19, no.4, 2009 , pp. 348-354 More about this Journal
Abstract
Slug test is a common characterization method that estimates aquifer hydraulic conductivity rapidly and economically. To characterize the hydraulic property near the borehole YS-4 in the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) site, slug tests were performed, and oscillatory hydraulic responses were observed. We analyzed the observations with the modified Hvorslev and Bouwer&Rice methods considering the casing inertia, and then the results were compared with those from the general Hvorslev and Bouwer&Rice methods. The estimated hydraulic conductivities from the modified methods are ranged from $4.85{\times}10^{-6}$ to $5.44{\times}10^{-6}$ m/sec, but those from the general ones are ranged from $3.10{\times}10^{-6}$ to $3.63{\times}10^{-5}$ m/s, which shows that the oscillatory responses should be analyzed with consideration of the flowing water inertia effect.
Keywords
slug test; oscillatory hydraulic responses; inertia effect; fractured rock;
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