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Design and interpretation of packer permeability tests for geotechnical purposes
- Article
- Abstract
- The packer permeability test in context
- The essentials of the packer permeability test
- Practical limitations of the packer permeability test
- Development of current packer testing practice
- The Lugeon test
- The packer permeability test
- Derivation of hydraulic conductivity values
- Test design
- Upper hydraulic conductivity limit of equipment
- Test length
- Test injection pressure
- Presentation of test results
- Categories of packer test responses
- Example test plots
- Derivation of hydraulic conductivity values
- Potential errors in test results
- Interpretation of packer test results
- Conclusion
- Funding
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- References
- Figures & Data
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