Unsaturated hydraulic parameters determined from direct and indirect methods

Conference · Wed Oct 22 00:00:00 EDT 1997

OSTI ID:794157

Flint, Lorraine E; Hudson, David B; Flint, Alan L

Hydraulic parameters are required for numerical simulations of unsaturated flow at Yucca Mountain, a vertically heterogeneous volcanic site for a potential high-level waste repository in the desert southwest. In this paper, direct measurements of the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity using a centrifuge with a specialized rotor are compared to those estimated using a predictive conductivity equation and two methods of measuring moisture retention.

• Research Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Riverside, CA (US)
• OSTI ID: 794157
• Resource Relation: Conference: International Workshop on Characterization and Measurement of the Hydraulic Properties of Unsaturated Porous Media, Riverside, CA (US), 10/22/1997--10/24/1997; Other Information: PBD: 22 Oct 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RESERVOIR ROCK
MEASURING METHODS
SOILS
HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS
METHODOLOGY
SATURATION