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dc.contributor.authorDevlin, John F.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-31T15:28:30Z
dc.date.available2016-10-31T15:28:30Z
dc.date.issued2016-11
dc.identifier.citationDevlin, J.F. 2015. HydrogeoSieveXL: an Excel-based tool to estimate hydraulic conductivity from grain size analysis. Hydrogeology Journal, DOI 10.1007/s10040-015-1255-0en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/21763
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dc.description.abstractFor over a century, hydrogeologists have estimated hydraulic conductivity (K) from grain-size distribution curves. The benefits of the practice are simplicity, cost, and a means of identifying spatial variations in K. Many techniques have been developed over the years, but all suffer from similar shortcomings: no accounting of heterogeneity within samples (i.e., aquifer structure is lost), loss of grain packing characteristics, and failure to account for the effects of overburden pressure on K. In addition, K estimates can vary by an order of magnitude between the various methods, and it is not generally possible to identify the best method for a given sample. The drawbacks are serious, but the advantages have seen the use of grain-size distribution curves for K estimation continue, often using a single selected method to estimate K in a given project. In most cases, this restriction results from convenience. It is proposed here that extending the analysis to include several methods would be beneficial since it would provide a better indication of the range of K that might apply. To overcome the convenience limitation, an Excel-based spreadsheet program, HydrogeoSieveXL, is introduced here. HydrogeoSieveXL is a freely available program that calculates K from grain-size distribution curves using 15 different methods. HydrogeoSieveXL was found to calculate K values essentially identical to those reported in the literature, using the published grain-size distribution curves.
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectGrain-size analysis
dc.subjectHydraulic properties
dc.subjectSpreadsheet
dc.subjectUnconsolidated sediments
dc.subjectLaboratory experiments/measurements
dc.titleHydrogeoSieveXL: an Excel-based tool to estimate hydraulic conductivity from grain-size analysisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorDevlin, John F.
kusw.kudepartmentGeologyen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10040-015-1255-0
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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