A Simple Field Method for Assessing Near-Surface Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity

Ground Water ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 740-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Near Surface

Spatialization of physical variables in soils by geophysical, geotechnical and geostatistic methods: the Bayesian maximum entropy data fusion approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Rabouli ◽  
Vivien Dubois ◽  
Marc Serre ◽  
Julien Gance ◽  
Hocine Henine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Data Fusion ◽  
Maximum Entropy ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Geophysical Data ◽  
Real Field ◽  
Bayesian Maximum Entropy ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Infiltration Test

<p>The soil is considered as a biological reactor or an outlet for treated domestic wastewater, respectively to reduce pollutant concentrations in the flows or because the surface hydraulic medium is too remote. In these cases, the saturated hydraulic conductivity of the soil is a key is a quantitative measure to assess whether the necessary infiltration capacity is available. To our knowledge, there is no satisfactory technique for evaluating the saturated hydraulic conductivity Ks of a heterogeneous soil (and its variability) at the scale of a parcel of soil. The aim of this study is to introduce a methodology that associates geophysical measurements and geotechnical in order to better described the near-surface saturated hydraulic conductivity Ks. Here we demonstrate here the interest of using a geostatistical approach, the BME "Bayesian Maximum Entropy", to obtain a 2D spatialization of Ks in heterogeneous soils. This tool opens up prospects for optimizing the sizing infiltration structures that receive treated wastewater. In our case, we have Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) data (dense but with high uncertainty) and infiltration test data (reliable but sparse). The BME approach provides a flexible methodological framework to process these data. The advantage of BME is that it reduces to kriging as its linear limiting cases when only Gaussian data is used, but can also integrate data of other types as might be considered in future works. Here we use hard and Gaussian soft data to rigorously integrate the different data at hand (ERT, and Ks measurement) and their associated uncertainties. Based on statistical analysis, we compared the estimation performances of 3 methods: kriging interpolation of infiltration test data, the transformation of ERT data, and BME data fusion of geotechnical and geophysical data. We evaluated the 3 methods of estimation on simulated datasets and we then do a validation analysis using real field data. We find that BME data fusion of geotechnical and geophysical data provides better estimates of hydraulic conductivity than using geotechnical or geophysical data alone.</p>

scholarly journals River Buffer Effectiveness in Controlling Surface Runoff Based on Saturated Soil Hydraulic Conductivity

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 2383
Author(s):  
Hatma Suryatmojo ◽  
Ken’ichirou Kosugi
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Surface Runoff ◽  
Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Canopy Cover ◽  
Selective Logging ◽  
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Soil Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Soil Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Soil Hydraulic

In tropical Indonesia, rainforests are managed by an intensive forest management system (IFMS). The IFMS has promoted selective logging for timber harvesting and intensive line planting to enrich the standing stock. The implementation of the IFMS has reduced the forest canopy cover, disturbed the surface soil, changed the soil hydraulic properties, and increased direct runoff and soil erosion. Investigation of the IFMS impact on soil hydraulic properties and the generation of surface runoff using a saturated hydraulic conductivity model is needed. Soil hydraulic properties were investigated on 11 plots, including one virgin forest plot and 10 plots at different operational periods of the IFMS. A two-dimensional saturated soil water flow simulation was applied to generate surface runoff from different periods of the IFMS. The main parameters of canopy cover, net rainfall, and saturated hydraulic conductivity were used in the simulations. A simulation scenario of a surface runoff hydrograph in different forest operations was used to analyze the river buffer effectiveness. The results showed that fundamental IFMS activities associated with mechanized selective logging and intensive line planting have reduced the soil hydraulic conductivity within the near-surface profile. The recovery time for near-surface Ks on non-skidder tracks was between 10 and 15 years, whereas on the skidder tracks it was more than 20 years. Forest disturbances have altered the typical surface hydrological pathways, thereby creating the conditions for more surface runoff on disturbed surfaces than on undisturbed surfaces. Maintaining the buffer area is an effective means to reduce the peak discharge and surface runoff in the stream channel.

Uncovering patterns of near-surface saturated hydraulic conductivity in an overland flow-controlled landscape

Geoderma ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 195-196 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Zimmermann ◽  
Dustin S. Schinn ◽  
Till Francke ◽  
Helmut Elsenbeer ◽  
Beate Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Overland Flow ◽  
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Near Surface

Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Clayey Tills and the Role of Fractures

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnny Fredericia
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
American Studies ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Present Knowledge ◽  
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Laboratory Measurements ◽  
Vertical Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Data Field

The background for the present knowledge about hydraulic conductivity of clayey till in Denmark is summarized. The data show a difference of 1-2 orders of magnitude in the vertical hydraulic conductivity between values from laboratory measurements and field measurements. This difference is discussed and based on new data, field observations and comparison with North American studies, it is concluded to be primarily due to fractures in the till.

Changes over time in near‐saturated hydraulic conductivity of peat soil following reclamation for agriculture

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-243
Author(s):  
Jari Hyväluoma ◽  
Mari Räty ◽  
Janne Kaseva ◽  
Riikka Keskinen
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Peat Soil ◽  
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time
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